Critical Comparison: Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (APYRF) & Its Competitors

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

Dividends

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.0%. 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 264.7% 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.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	3.47
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	$530.75 million	-$52.35 million	27.34

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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	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	910	2750	2651	21	2.28

As a group, “Office REITs” companies have a potential downside of 0.18%. Given Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

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	-16.95%	-12.54%	-0.41%

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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

About Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

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.