Head to Head Comparison: Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (APYRF) versus Its Peers

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:APYRF) is one of 59 public companies in the “Office REITs” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust	0	7	0	0	2.00
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	913	2758	2657	21	2.28

As a group, “Office REITs” companies have a potential upside of 0.27%. Given Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Dividends

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.2%. Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust pays out 52.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Office REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.6% and pay out 218.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	-16.82%	-12.64%	-0.33%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

45.4% of Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of shares of all “Office REITs” companies are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of shares of all “Office REITs” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	3.42
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	$531.76 million	-$49.81 million	79.82

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust. Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust rivals beat Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Company Profile

Allied is a leading owner-operator of distinctive urban workspace in Canada's major cities. Allied's mission is to provide knowledge-based organizations with workspace that is sustainable and conducive to human wellness, creativity, connectivity and diversity. Allied's vision is to make a continuous contribution to cities and culture that elevates and inspires the humanity in all people.