True North Commercial REIT (TNT.UN) Competitors

True North Commercial REIT (TSE:TNT.UN) and Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR (TSE:APR.UN) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, risk and community ranking.

Is TNT.UN or APR.UN more profitable?

Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR has a net margin of 76.20% compared to True North Commercial REIT's net margin of -38.96%. Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR's return on equity of 11.73% beat True North Commercial REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
True North Commercial REIT	-38.96%	-10.66%	2.97%
Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR	76.20%	11.73%	3.78%

Does the media favor TNT.UN or APR.UN?

In the previous week, True North Commercial REIT had 1 more articles in the media than Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for True North Commercial REIT and 0 mentions for Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR. True North Commercial REIT's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR's score of 1.34 indicating that True North Commercial REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
True North Commercial REIT	Positive
Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, TNT.UN or APR.UN?

True North Commercial REIT has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TNT.UN or APR.UN?

Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR has lower revenue, but higher earnings than True North Commercial REIT. True North Commercial REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR, 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
True North Commercial REIT	C$130.44M	0.98	-C$50.82M	-C$3.24	-2.74
Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR	C$93.60M	5.64	C$71.32M	C$1.52	7.09

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TNT.UN or APR.UN?

Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR received 60 more outperform votes than True North Commercial REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.39% of users gave Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR an outperform vote while only 47.37% of users gave True North Commercial REIT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
True North Commercial REIT	Outperform Votes 90 47.37%	Underperform Votes 100 52.63%
Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR	Outperform Votes 150 56.39%	Underperform Votes 116 43.61%

Is TNT.UN or APR.UN a better dividend stock?

True North Commercial REIT pays an annual dividend of C$1.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.3%. Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. True North Commercial REIT pays out -52.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR pays out 52.6% 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. True North Commercial REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TNT.UN or APR.UN?

1.8% of True North Commercial REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR shares are held by institutional investors. 11.8% of True North Commercial REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.1% of Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer TNT.UN or APR.UN?

True North Commercial REIT presently has a consensus target price of C$11.69, indicating a potential upside of 31.76%. Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR has a consensus target price of C$12.40, indicating a potential upside of 15.13%. Given True North Commercial REIT's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe True North Commercial REIT is more favorable than Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
True North Commercial REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Summary

Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR beats True North Commercial REIT on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.