Tricon Residential (TCN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TCN or FCR.UN?

First Capital Realty received 79 more outperform votes than Tricon Residential when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.27% of users gave Tricon Residential an outperform vote while only 67.67% of users gave First Capital Realty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tricon Residential	Outperform Votes 459 77.27%	Underperform Votes 135 22.73%
First Capital Realty	Outperform Votes 538 67.67%	Underperform Votes 257 32.33%

Is TCN or FCR.UN more profitable?

Tricon Residential has a net margin of 24.35% compared to First Capital Realty's net margin of -37.06%. Tricon Residential's return on equity of 5.57% beat First Capital Realty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tricon Residential	24.35%	5.57%	2.02%
First Capital Realty	-37.06%	-6.48%	2.60%

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

Tricon Residential has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Capital Realty has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate TCN or FCR.UN?

Tricon Residential currently has a consensus price target of C$10.10, suggesting a potential downside of 7.42%. First Capital Realty has a consensus price target of C$17.80, suggesting a potential upside of 22.16%. Given First Capital Realty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Capital Realty is more favorable than Tricon Residential.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tricon Residential	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
First Capital Realty	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Is TCN or FCR.UN a better dividend stock?

Tricon Residential pays an annual dividend of C$0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. First Capital Realty pays an annual dividend of C$0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Tricon Residential pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Capital Realty pays out -67.7% 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 better valuation and earnings, TCN or FCR.UN?

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
Tricon Residential	C$852.51M	3.49	C$205.79M	C$0.80	13.64
First Capital Realty	C$716.35M	4.31	-C$265.48M	-C$1.27	-11.47

Does the media favor TCN or FCR.UN?

In the previous week, First Capital Realty had 4 more articles in the media than Tricon Residential. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Capital Realty and 0 mentions for Tricon Residential. First Capital Realty's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Tricon Residential's score of 0.00 indicating that First Capital Realty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tricon Residential	Neutral
First Capital Realty	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TCN or FCR.UN?

68.3% of Tricon Residential shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of First Capital Realty shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Tricon Residential shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of First Capital Realty shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

First Capital Realty beats Tricon Residential on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.