Contrasting Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (APYRF) & Its Competitors

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:APYRF) is one of 59 public companies in the “Office REITs” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust	0	7	0	0	2.00
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	919	2773	2661	22	2.28

As a group, “Office REITs” companies have a potential upside of 2.27%. Given Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Dividends

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.6%. Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust pays out 52.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Office REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.8% and pay out -4.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	-18.14%	-7.52%	-0.24%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

45.4% of Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of shares of all “Office REITs” companies are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of shares of all “Office REITs” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	3.34
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	$532.40 million	-$49.81 million	76.70

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

Summary

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust rivals beat Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

Allied is a leading owner-operator of distinctive urban workspace in Canada's major cities. Allied's mission is to provide knowledge-based organizations with workspace that is sustainable and conducive to human wellness, creativity, connectivity and diversity. Allied's vision is to make a continuous contribution to cities and culture that elevates and inspires the humanity in all people.