Critical Review: Slate Office REIT (OTCMKTS:SLTTF) & JBG SMITH Properties (NYSE:JBGS)

JBG SMITH Properties (NYSE:JBGS) and Slate Office REIT (OTCMKTS:SLTTF) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares JBG SMITH Properties and Slate Office REIT”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JBG SMITH Properties	$498.60 million	1.65	-$139.06 million	($1.87)	-7.53
Slate Office REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Slate Office REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than JBG SMITH Properties.

Profitability

This table compares JBG SMITH Properties and Slate Office REIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JBG SMITH Properties	-22.16%	-9.32%	-2.53%
Slate Office REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

98.5% of JBG SMITH Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of JBG SMITH Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for JBG SMITH Properties and Slate Office REIT, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JBG SMITH Properties	2	0	0	0	1.00
Slate Office REIT	0	0	0	0	0.00

JBG SMITH Properties currently has a consensus target price of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 31.31%. Given JBG SMITH Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe JBG SMITH Properties is more favorable than Slate Office REIT.

Summary

JBG SMITH Properties beats Slate Office REIT on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About JBG SMITH Properties

JBG SMITH Properties is a real estate investment trust, which engages in owning, operating, investing in, and developing a portfolio of mixed-use properties. It operates through the following segments: Multifamily, Commercial, and Other. The Multifamily segment refers to the commercial buildings with public areas, retail spaces, and walkable streets. The Commercial segment rents to federal government tenants. The Other segment relates to development assets, corporate entities, land assets for which are the ground lessor and the elimination of inter-segment activity. The company was founded on October 27, 2016, and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

About Slate Office REIT

Slate Office REIT is a global owner and operator of high-quality workplace real estate. The REIT owns interests in and operates a portfolio of strategic and well-located real estate assets in North America and Europe. The majority of the REIT’s portfolio is comprised of government and high-quality credit tenants. The REIT acquires quality assets at a discount to replacement cost and creates value for unitholders by applying hands-on asset management strategies to grow rental revenue, extend lease term and increase occupancy.