Financial Analysis: Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (APYRF) & Its Rivals

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:APYRF) is one of 59 public companies in the “Office REITs” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Dividends

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.2%. Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust pays out 52.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Office REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.6% and pay out 218.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust is clearly a better dividend stock than its peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	3.42
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	$531.76 million	-$49.81 million	79.82

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust. Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

45.4% of Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of shares of all “Office REITs” companies are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of shares of all “Office REITs” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	-16.82%	-12.64%	-0.33%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust	0	7	0	0	2.00
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	913	2758	2657	21	2.28

As a group, “Office REITs” companies have a potential upside of 0.27%. Given Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust peers beat Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

Allied is a leading owner-operator of distinctive urban workspace in Canada's major cities. Allied's mission is to provide knowledge-based organizations with workspace that is sustainable and conducive to human wellness, creativity, connectivity and diversity. Allied's vision is to make a continuous contribution to cities and culture that elevates and inspires the humanity in all people.