Head-To-Head Analysis: Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (APYRF) & Its Peers

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

Insider and Institutional 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.1%. 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 4.6% and pay out 209.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	3.24
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	$530.42 million	-$49.81 million	80.03

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust and its competitors, as reported 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	921	2778	2662	22	2.28

As a group, “Office REITs” companies have a potential upside of 1.14%. Given Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust competitors beat Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust on 8 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.