Tricon Residential (TCN) Competitors

First Capital Realty (TSE:FCR.UN) and Tricon Residential (TSE:TCN) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Does the media favor FCR.UN or TCN?

In the previous week, First Capital Realty and First Capital Realty both had 1 articles in the media. Tricon Residential's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat First Capital Realty's score of 0.59 indicating that First Capital Realty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Capital Realty	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tricon Residential	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FCR.UN or TCN?

42.6% of First Capital Realty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of Tricon Residential shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of First Capital Realty shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Tricon Residential shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FCR.UN or TCN?

Tricon Residential has higher revenue and earnings than First Capital Realty. First Capital Realty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tricon Residential, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Capital Realty	C$755.87M	4.17	-C$134.06M	-C$0.63	-23.56
Tricon Residential	C$884.73M	4.67	C$114.19M	C$0.56	27.07

Is FCR.UN or TCN more profitable?

Tricon Residential has a net margin of 12.91% compared to Tricon Residential's net margin of -17.73%. First Capital Realty's return on equity of 3.18% beat Tricon Residential's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Capital Realty	-17.73%	-3.22%	2.94%
Tricon Residential	12.91%	3.18%	2.08%

Is FCR.UN or TCN a better dividend stock?

First Capital Realty pays an annual dividend of C$0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Tricon Residential pays an annual dividend of C$0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. First Capital Realty pays out -136.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tricon Residential pays out 55.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. First Capital Realty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, FCR.UN or TCN?

First Capital Realty has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tricon Residential has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate FCR.UN or TCN?

First Capital Realty presently has a consensus price target of C$18.41, suggesting a potential upside of 24.03%. Tricon Residential has a consensus price target of C$12.39, suggesting a potential downside of 18.26%. Given Tricon Residential's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe First Capital Realty is more favorable than Tricon Residential.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Capital Realty	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Tricon Residential	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FCR.UN or TCN?

First Capital Realty received 84 more outperform votes than Tricon Residential when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.01% of users gave Tricon Residential an outperform vote while only 67.62% of users gave First Capital Realty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Capital Realty	Outperform Votes 543 67.62%	Underperform Votes 260 32.38%
Tricon Residential	Outperform Votes 459 77.01%	Underperform Votes 137 22.99%

Summary

Tricon Residential beats First Capital Realty on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.