Head to Head Review: Medalist Diversified REIT (MDRR) vs. The Competition

Medalist Diversified REIT (NASDAQ:MDRR) is one of 330 public companies in the “Real Estate Management & Development” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Medalist Diversified REIT to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Medalist Diversified REIT and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Medalist Diversified REIT	$10.40 million	-$2.39 million	2.60
Medalist Diversified REIT Competitors	$2.66 billion	-$398.43 million	28.84

Medalist Diversified REIT’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Medalist Diversified REIT. Medalist Diversified REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Medalist Diversified REIT and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Medalist Diversified REIT	80.24%	-15.18%	-6.46%
Medalist Diversified REIT Competitors	-300.14%	-678.80%	-1.90%

Dividends

Medalist Diversified REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Medalist Diversified REIT pays out 7.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies pay a dividend yield of 5.6% and pay out 49.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Medalist Diversified REIT has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

17.4% of Medalist Diversified REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.2% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are held by institutional investors. 69.4% of Medalist Diversified REIT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.8% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Medalist Diversified REIT and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Medalist Diversified REIT	0	1	0	0	2.00
Medalist Diversified REIT Competitors	1609	4702	7462	209	2.45

As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies have a potential upside of 20.44%. Given Medalist Diversified REIT’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Medalist Diversified REIT has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Volatility and Risk

Medalist Diversified REIT has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Medalist Diversified REIT’s competitors have a beta of -0.17, suggesting that their average stock price is 117% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Medalist Diversified REIT competitors beat Medalist Diversified REIT on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About Medalist Diversified REIT

Medalist Diversified REIT, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that acquires, owns, and manages commercial properties in the United States. The company has focused primarily on income-producing real estate in secondary and tertiary markets, with an emphasis on properties that may provide stable rental income and opportunities for operational or management improvements. Its portfolio and investment activities have included office properties, medical office buildings, retail and shopping-center assets, industrial or flex-space properties, and hospitality-related real estate.