Head to Head Survey: Artis Real Estate Investment Trust (ARESF) & Its Peers

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Artis Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Artis Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	-34.09%	-4.54%	0.57%

Dividends

Artis Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.5%. Artis Real Estate Investment Trust pays out 84.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Diversified REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 6.7% and pay out -2,432.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Artis Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	6.78
Artis Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	$195.78 million	$18.17 million	7.04

Artis Real Estate Investment Trust’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Artis Real Estate Investment Trust. Artis 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.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

19.7% of Artis Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.1% of shares of all “Diversified REITs” companies are owned by institutional investors. 12.0% of shares of all “Diversified REITs” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Artis Real Estate Investment Trust rivals beat Artis Real Estate Investment Trust on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

About Artis Real Estate Investment Trust

Artis is a diversified Canadian real estate investment trust with a portfolio of industrial, office and retail properties in Canada and the United States. Artis's vision is to build a best-in-class asset management and investment platform focused on growing net asset value per unit and distributions for investors through value investing in real estate.