VRE vs. AGF.B, SVC, GS, ARR, OSI, REG, STEP, DC.A, SBC, and AHR
Should you be buying Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF include AGF Management (AGF.B), Sandvine (SVC), Gluskin Sheff + Associates (GS), Altius Renewable Royalties (ARR), Osino Resources (OSI), Regulus Resources (REG), STEP Energy Services (STEP), Dundee (DC.A), Brompton Split Banc (SBC), and Amarc Resources (AHR). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry.
Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF vs. Its Competitors
AGF Management (TSE:AGF.B) and Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF (TSE:VRE) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability and risk.
AGF Management has a beta of 1.277475, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF has a beta of 0.94785, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, AGF Management had 2 more articles in the media than Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for AGF Management and 0 mentions for Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF. AGF Management's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF's score of 0.00 indicating that AGF Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.
AGF Management presently has a consensus target price of C$13.83, indicating a potential upside of 3.47%. Given AGF Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AGF Management is more favorable than Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF.
AGF Management pays an annual dividend of C$0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF pays an annual dividend of C$1.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. AGF Management pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
AGF Management has higher revenue and earnings than Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF.
AGF Management has a net margin of 16.58% compared to Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF's net margin of 0.00%. AGF Management's return on equity of 7.64% beat Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF's return on equity.
12.0% of AGF Management shares are held by institutional investors. 18.7% of AGF Management shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
AGF Management beats Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:VRE) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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