Critical Comparison: Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE:SRG) & Artis Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:ARESF)

Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE:SRG) and Artis Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:ARESF) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

78.9% of Seritage Growth Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.7% of Artis Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Seritage Growth Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Seritage Growth Properties and Artis Real Estate Investment Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seritage Growth Properties	-419.02%	-17.06%	-12.94%
Artis Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Seritage Growth Properties and Artis Real Estate Investment Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Seritage Growth Properties	$18.20 million	6.39	-$68.21 million	($1.04)	-1.99
Artis Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.96	6.78

Artis Real Estate Investment Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Seritage Growth Properties. Seritage Growth Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Artis Real Estate Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Seritage Growth Properties and Artis Real Estate Investment Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Seritage Growth Properties	1	0	0	0	1.00
Artis Real Estate Investment Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

Artis Real Estate Investment Trust beats Seritage Growth Properties on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Seritage Growth Properties

Seritage Growth Properties operates as a real estate investment trust. The firm engages in the acquisition, ownership, development, redevelopment, management, and leasing of retail properties throughout the United States. Its property portfolio includes mall, shopping centers and freestanding locations. The company was founded on June 3, 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.