Comparing SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust (CWYUF) & The Competition

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

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 3.8% and pay out -0.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust and its competitors 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	$1.44 billion	$293.45 million	44.91

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust’s competitors 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 competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust and its competitors’ 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%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	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	339	1963	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 competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Risk and Volatility

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

Summary

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust competitors beat SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust Company Profile

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.