PSP Swiss Property (PSPSF) versus Its Rivals Critical Analysis

PSP Swiss Property (OTCMKTS:PSPSF) is one of 330 public companies in the “Real Estate Management & Development” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare PSP Swiss Property to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Dividends

PSP Swiss Property pays an annual dividend of $3.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. PSP Swiss Property pays out 74.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.9% and pay out 47.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. PSP Swiss Property lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares PSP Swiss Property and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PSP Swiss Property	N/A	N/A	39.99
PSP Swiss Property Competitors	$2.68 billion	-$394.99 million	9.30

PSP Swiss Property’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than PSP Swiss Property. PSP Swiss Property is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

30.0% of PSP Swiss Property shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.7% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by institutional investors. 27.3% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares PSP Swiss Property and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PSP Swiss Property	N/A	N/A	N/A
PSP Swiss Property Competitors	-243.57%	-688.79%	-1.19%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for PSP Swiss Property and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PSP Swiss Property	0	0	1	0	3.00
PSP Swiss Property Competitors	1453	4296	6999	196	2.46

As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies have a potential upside of 24.69%. Given PSP Swiss Property’s peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PSP Swiss Property has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

PSP Swiss Property peers beat PSP Swiss Property on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About PSP Swiss Property

PSP Swiss Property AG, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates real estate properties in Switzerland. It operates through Real Estate Investments and Property Management segments. The company owns, operates, and leases office, retail, gastronomy, and parking spaces. It also owns office and commercial properties, and development sites and individual projects in Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Bern, and Lausanne. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Zug, Switzerland.