VRE vs. AGF.B, SVC, GS, STEP, ARR, DC.A, OSI, REG, 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), STEP Energy Services (STEP), Altius Renewable Royalties (ARR), Dundee (DC.A), Osino Resources (OSI), Regulus Resources (REG), 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 better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.
AGF Management has a beta of 1.393122, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF has a beta of 0.89195, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, AGF Management's average media sentiment score of 0.75 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 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.
AGF Management pays an annual dividend of C$0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF pays an annual dividend of C$1.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. AGF Management pays out 28.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
12.2% of AGF Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.7% of AGF Management shares are owned 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.
AGF Management has higher revenue and earnings than Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF.
AGF Management presently has a consensus price target of C$16.35, indicating a potential upside of 17.37%. Given AGF Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe AGF Management is more favorable than Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF.
Summary
AGF Management beats Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (TSE:VRE) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
