Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust (MNARF) and The Competition Critical Contrast

Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:MNARF) is one of 57 public companies in the “Residential REITs” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	8.70
Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	$774.91 million	$238.42 million	147.21

Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust. Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust	0	1	1	0	2.50
Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	597	3173	3310	145	2.42

As a group, “Residential REITs” companies have a potential upside of 8.61%. Given Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Dividends

Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust pays out 43.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Residential REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.3% and pay out 207.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust is clearly a better dividend stock than its peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

9.6% of Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.7% of shares of all “Residential REITs” companies are owned by institutional investors. 8.5% of shares of all “Residential REITs” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	21.10%	2.89%	2.13%

Summary

Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust peers beat Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust

The REIT is an unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust established under and governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario. The Units of the REIT trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MRG.UN. With a strategic focus on the acquisition of high-quality multi-suite residential properties in Canada and the United States, the REIT maximizes long-term Unit value through active asset and property management. The REIT’s portfolio is comprised of 13,089 residential suites and 229,500 square feet of commercial area (as of October 24, 2023) located in Alberta, Ontario, Colorado, Texas, Louisiana, Illinois, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland with an appraised value of approximately $4.0 billion at September 30, 2023.