Reviewing Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) and Keppel DC REIT (OTCMKTS:KPDCF)

Keppel DC REIT (OTCMKTS:KPDCF) and Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Keppel DC REIT and Vornado Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Keppel DC REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vornado Realty Trust	3.71%	1.37%	0.43%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Keppel DC REIT and Vornado Realty Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Keppel DC REIT	0	0	0	0	0.00
Vornado Realty Trust	4	6	4	0	2.00

Vornado Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $39.83, suggesting a potential upside of 2.23%. Given Vornado Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vornado Realty Trust is more favorable than Keppel DC REIT.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

90.0% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.0% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Keppel DC REIT and Vornado Realty Trust”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Keppel DC REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vornado Realty Trust	$1.81 billion	4.02	$904.96 million	$0.02	1,948.20

Vornado Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Keppel DC REIT.

Summary

Vornado Realty Trust beats Keppel DC REIT on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Keppel DC REIT

Keppel DC REIT was listed on the Singapore Exchange on 12 December 2014 as the first pure-play data centre REIT in Asia. Keppel DC REIT’s investment strategy is to principally invest, directly or indirectly, in a diversified portfolio of income-producing real estate assets which are used primarily for data centre purposes, as well as real estate and assets necessary to support the digital economy. Keppel DC REIT’s investments comprise an optimal mix of colocation, fully-fitted and shell and core assets, as well as debt securities issued by NetCo which holds network assets, thereby reinforcing the diversity and resiliency of its portfolio. Keppel DC REIT is managed by Keppel DC REIT Management Pte. Ltd. (the Manager) and is sponsored by Keppel, a global asset manager and operator with strong expertise in sustainability-related solutions spanning the areas of infrastructure, real estate and connectivity.

About Vornado Realty Trust

Vornado Realty Trust is a fully – integrated equity real estate investment trust.