BRT Apartments (BRT) vs. Its Competitors Financial Contrast

BRT Apartments (NYSE:BRT) is one of 57 publicly-traded companies in the “Residential REITs” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare BRT Apartments to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Dividends

BRT Apartments pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. BRT Apartments pays out -142.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Residential REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.7% and pay out 225.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. BRT Apartments is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares BRT Apartments and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BRT Apartments	-13.22%	-7.46%	-1.84%
BRT Apartments Competitors	8.72%	2.04%	2.18%

Volatility & Risk

BRT Apartments has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BRT Apartments’ rivals have a beta of 0.69, suggesting that their average share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for BRT Apartments and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BRT Apartments	1	1	2	0	2.25
BRT Apartments Competitors	618	3258	3374	147	2.41

BRT Apartments presently has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 53.82%. As a group, “Residential REITs” companies have a potential upside of 12.43%. Given BRT Apartments’ higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe BRT Apartments is more favorable than its rivals.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

29.1% of BRT Apartments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.7% of shares of all “Residential REITs” companies are held by institutional investors. 42.2% of BRT Apartments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of shares of all “Residential REITs” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares BRT Apartments and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
BRT Apartments	$97.89 million	-$11.95 million	-18.57
BRT Apartments Competitors	$776.35 million	$238.42 million	37.61

BRT Apartments’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than BRT Apartments. BRT Apartments 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.

Summary

BRT Apartments rivals beat BRT Apartments on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

BRT Apartments Company Profile

BRT Apartments Corp. is a real estate investment trust. It engages in the ownership, operation, and holding interests in joint ventures that own and operate multi-family properties. The company was founded in June 1972 and is headquartered in Great Neck, NY.