Critical Survey: Sila Realty Trust (SILA) and Its Competitors

Sila Realty Trust (NYSE:SILA) is one of 293 publicly-traded companies in the “Real estate investment trusts” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Sila Realty Trust to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

68.7% of shares of all “Real estate investment trusts” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Sila Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of shares of all “Real estate investment trusts” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Sila Realty Trust and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sila Realty Trust	0	0	3	0	3.00
Sila Realty Trust Competitors	4830	15824	15308	467	2.31

Sila Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $28.67, suggesting a potential upside of 14.26%. As a group, “Real estate investment trusts” companies have a potential upside of 14.90%. Given Sila Realty Trust’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sila Realty Trust has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Sila Realty Trust and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sila Realty Trust	12.11%	1.54%	1.09%
Sila Realty Trust Competitors	-2.42%	-3.46%	1.20%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sila Realty Trust and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sila Realty Trust	$186.86 million	$24.04 million	40.47
Sila Realty Trust Competitors	$989.96 million	$145.17 million	7.41

Sila Realty Trust’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Sila Realty Trust. Sila Realty Trust is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Sila Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Sila Realty Trust pays out 258.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Real estate investment trusts” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.6% and pay out -6.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Sila Realty Trust rivals beat Sila Realty Trust on 8 of the 14 factors compared.

Sila Realty Trust Company Profile

Sila Realty Trust, Inc., headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is a net lease real estate investment trust with a strategic focus on investing in the large, growing, and resilient healthcare sector. The Company invests in high quality healthcare facilities along the continuum of care, which, we believe, generate predictable, durable, and growing income streams. Our portfolio comprises high quality tenants in geographically diverse facilities, which are positioned to capitalize on the dynamic delivery of healthcare to patients. As of June 30, 2024, the Company owned 137 real estate properties and two undeveloped land parcels located in 64 markets across the U.S.