True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:TUERF) vs. Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) Critical Analysis

Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) and True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:TUERF) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Easterly Government Properties and True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Easterly Government Properties	1	4	2	0	2.14
True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust	0	1	0	0	2.00

Easterly Government Properties presently has a consensus target price of $25.06, indicating a potential upside of 1.72%. Given Easterly Government Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Easterly Government Properties is more favorable than True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

86.5% of Easterly Government Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Easterly Government Properties shares are held by 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Easterly Government Properties and True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Easterly Government Properties	$357.15 million	3.26	$13.00 million	$0.21	117.33
True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Easterly Government Properties has higher revenue and earnings than True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust.

Profitability

This table compares Easterly Government Properties and True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Easterly Government Properties	2.86%	0.75%	0.30%
True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Easterly Government Properties beats True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Easterly Government Properties

Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE: DEA) is based in Washington, D.C., and focuses primarily on the acquisition, development and management of Class A commercial properties that are leased to the U.S. Government. Easterly’s experienced management team brings specialized insight into the strategy and needs of mission-critical U.S. Government agencies for properties leased to such agencies either directly or through the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).

About True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust

The REIT is an unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust established under the laws of the Province of Ontario. The REIT currently owns and operates a portfolio of 44 commercial properties consisting of approximately 4.8 million square feet in urban and select strategic secondary markets across Canada focusing on long term leases with government and credit rated tenants. The REIT is focused on growing its portfolio principally through acquisitions across Canada and such other jurisdictions where opportunities exist.