Essex Property Trust (NYSE:ESS) and BSR Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:BSRTF) Critical Survey

BSR Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:BSRTF) and Essex Property Trust (NYSE:ESS) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares BSR Real Estate Investment Trust and Essex Property Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Essex Property Trust	$1.89 billion	9.95	$669.67 million	$6.43	45.46

Essex Property Trust has higher revenue and earnings than BSR Real Estate Investment Trust.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.5% of Essex Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Essex Property Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for BSR Real Estate Investment Trust and Essex Property Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust	0	1	0	0	2.00
Essex Property Trust	1	10	11	1	2.52

BSR Real Estate Investment Trust currently has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.34%. Essex Property Trust has a consensus target price of $304.79, suggesting a potential upside of 4.28%. Given BSR Real Estate Investment Trust’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe BSR Real Estate Investment Trust is more favorable than Essex Property Trust.

Profitability

This table compares BSR Real Estate Investment Trust and Essex Property Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Essex Property Trust	21.48%	7.33%	3.16%

Summary

Essex Property Trust beats BSR Real Estate Investment Trust on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BSR Real Estate Investment Trust

BSR Real Estate Investment Trust is an internally managed, unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust established pursuant to a declaration of trust under the laws of the Province of Ontario. The REIT owns a portfolio of multifamily garden-style residential properties located in attractive primary markets in the Sunbelt region of the United States.

About Essex Property Trust

Essex Property Trust, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets. Essex currently has ownership interests in 252 apartment communities comprising approximately 62,000 apartment homes with an additional property in active development.