Analyzing Brookfield Property Partners (NASDAQ:BPYPP) and Medalist Diversified REIT (NASDAQ:MDRR)

Medalist Diversified REIT (NASDAQ:MDRR) and Brookfield Property Partners (NASDAQ:BPYPP) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

17.4% of Medalist Diversified REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 77.6% of Medalist Diversified REIT shares are held 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Medalist Diversified REIT and Brookfield Property Partners”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Medalist Diversified REIT	$10.40 million	1.91	-$2.39 million	$3.83	3.19
Brookfield Property Partners	$7.17 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Brookfield Property Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Medalist Diversified REIT.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Medalist Diversified REIT and Brookfield Property Partners, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Medalist Diversified REIT	0	1	0	0	2.00
Brookfield Property Partners	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares Medalist Diversified REIT and Brookfield Property Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Medalist Diversified REIT	80.24%	-15.18%	-6.46%
Brookfield Property Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

Medalist Diversified REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Brookfield Property Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Medalist Diversified REIT pays out 7.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Medalist Diversified REIT has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

About Medalist Diversified REIT

Medalist Diversified REIT Inc. is a Virginia-based real estate investment trust that specializes in acquiring, owning and managing commercial real estate in the Southeast region of the U.S. The Company's strategy is to focus on commercial real estate which is expected to provide an attractive balance of risk and returns. Medalist utilizes a rigorous, consistent and replicable process for sourcing and conducting due diligence of acquisitions.

About Brookfield Property Partners

Brookfield Property Partners, through Brookfield Property Partners L.P. and its subsidiary Brookfield Property REIT Inc., is one of the world's premier real estate companies, with approximately $88 billion in total assets. We own and operate iconic properties in the world's major markets, and our global portfolio includes office, retail, multifamily, logistics, hospitality, triple net lease, manufactured housing and student housing. Brookfield Property Partners is the flagship listed real estate company of Brookfield Asset Management Inc., a leading global alternative asset manager with over $600 billion in assets under management. More information is available at www.brookfield.com.