Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLR – Get Free Report) and SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:CWYUF – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
35.3% of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.9% of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust and SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust | 11.86% | -78.92% | 1.90% |
| SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust | 38.27% | 5.01% | 2.62% |
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust | $99.44 million | 0.01 | $8.77 million | ($4,996.34) | 0.00 |
| SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust | $654.07 million | 5.31 | $180.22 million | $1.23 | 15.84 |
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust and SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
Volatility & Risk
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust beats Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust
Headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. is a fully integrated, self-managed commercial real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on owning and operating income-producing retail properties with a primary focus on grocery-anchored centers.
About SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust
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.
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