Head-To-Head Analysis: Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) vs. Keppel DC REIT (OTCMKTS:KPDCF)

Keppel DC REIT (OTCMKTS:KPDCF) and Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Keppel DC REIT and Vornado Realty Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Keppel DC REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vornado Realty Trust	$1.81 billion	4.02	$904.96 million	$0.02	1,948.20

Vornado Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Keppel DC REIT.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

90.0% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Keppel DC REIT and Vornado Realty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Keppel DC REIT	0	0	0	0	0.00
Vornado Realty Trust	4	6	4	0	2.00

Vornado Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $39.83, indicating a potential upside of 2.23%. Given Vornado Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vornado Realty Trust is more favorable than Keppel DC REIT.

Profitability

This table compares Keppel DC REIT and Vornado Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Keppel DC REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vornado Realty Trust	3.71%	1.37%	0.43%

Summary

Vornado Realty Trust beats Keppel DC REIT on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Keppel DC REIT

Keppel DC REIT was listed on the Singapore Exchange on 12 December 2014 as the first pure-play data centre REIT in Asia. Keppel DC REIT’s investment strategy is to principally invest, directly or indirectly, in a diversified portfolio of income-producing real estate assets which are used primarily for data centre purposes, as well as real estate and assets necessary to support the digital economy. Keppel DC REIT’s investments comprise an optimal mix of colocation, fully-fitted and shell and core assets, as well as debt securities issued by NetCo which holds network assets, thereby reinforcing the diversity and resiliency of its portfolio. Keppel DC REIT is managed by Keppel DC REIT Management Pte. Ltd. (the Manager) and is sponsored by Keppel, a global asset manager and operator with strong expertise in sustainability-related solutions spanning the areas of infrastructure, real estate and connectivity.

About Vornado Realty Trust

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