Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) versus Its Competitors Financial Review

Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) is one of 59 public companies in the “Office REITs” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Vornado Realty Trust to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Vornado Realty Trust and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vornado Realty Trust	0.50%	0.19%	0.06%
Vornado Realty Trust Competitors	-16.57%	-7.28%	-0.09%

Volatility & Risk

Vornado Realty Trust has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vornado Realty Trust’s rivals have a beta of 1.02, meaning that their average stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Vornado Realty Trust and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vornado Realty Trust	$1.81 billion	$904.96 million	-123.68
Vornado Realty Trust Competitors	$531.01 million	-$49.56 million	15.07

Vornado Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Vornado Realty 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.

Dividends

Vornado Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Vornado Realty Trust pays out -255.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Office REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 5.0% and pay out -4.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Vornado Realty Trust and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vornado Realty Trust	4	5	4	0	2.00
Vornado Realty Trust Competitors	946	2833	2691	25	2.28

Vornado Realty Trust presently has a consensus target price of $38.91, indicating a potential upside of 8.48%. As a group, “Office REITs” companies have a potential upside of 3.73%. Given Vornado Realty Trust’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vornado Realty Trust is more favorable than its rivals.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

90.0% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.2% of shares of all “Office REITs” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of shares of all “Office REITs” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Vornado Realty Trust beats its rivals on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

Vornado Realty Trust Company Profile

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