Financial Contrast: RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (RIOCF) versus Its Rivals

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:RIOCF – Get Rating) is one of 328 public companies in the “Real Estate Investment Trusts” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

33.6% of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.8% of shares of all “Real Estate Investment Trusts” companies are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of shares of all “Real Estate Investment Trusts” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust	0	0	1	0	3.00
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	2356	12107	13458	313	2.42

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust currently has a consensus target price of $24.92, indicating a potential upside of 54.67%. As a group, “Real Estate Investment Trusts” companies have a potential upside of 16.53%. Given RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust is more favorable than its competitors.

Dividends

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust pays out 57.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Real Estate Investment Trusts” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.4% and pay out 163.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	6.54
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	$910.67 million	$161.75 million	14.13

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust. RioCan 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	12.08%	-4.78%	2.27%

Summary

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust competitors beat RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust

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RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust is a closed-end trust engaged in owning, development, and management of retail-focused properties. Its property portfolio includes mixed-use or urban, grocery anchored, open air, and enclosed centers. The company was founded by Edward Sonshine on July 10, 1981 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.