Head to Head Contrast: SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust (CWYUF) vs. Its Peers

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:CWYUFGet Free Report) is one of 25 publicly-traded companies in the “REIT – EQTY TRUST – RETAIL” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust 0 0 0 2 4.00
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors 337 1962 2118 79 2.43

As a group, “REIT – EQTY TRUST – RETAIL” companies have a potential upside of 17.71%. Given SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust 35.62% 4.74% 2.50%
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors 26.27% 10.68% 3.36%

Volatility and Risk

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust’s peers have a beta of 1.11, indicating that their average share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust $670.29 million $172.78 million 15.51
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors $1.43 billion $293.45 million 44.91

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust. SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

85.3% of shares of all “REIT – EQTY TRUST – RETAIL” companies are held by institutional investors. 20.9% of SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of shares of all “REIT – EQTY TRUST – RETAIL” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust pays out 111.5% 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, “REIT – EQTY TRUST – RETAIL” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.7% and pay out 163.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust is clearly a better dividend stock than its peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust peers beat SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust Company Profile

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SmartCentres is one of Canada’s largest fully integrated REITs, with a best-in-class and growing mixed-use portfolio featuring 191 strategically located properties in communities across the country. SmartCentres has approximately $12.0 billion in assets and owns 35.0 million square feet of income producing value-oriented retail and first-class office properties with 98.5% in place and committed occupancy, on 3,500 acres of owned land across Canada.

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