Financial Review: 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 contrast to its competitors? We will compare Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust and its competitors’ 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	-16.94%	-12.63%	-0.23%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

45.4% of Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.3% of shares of all “Office REITs” companies are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of shares of all “Office REITs” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust and its competitors, 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	916	2765	2659	22	2.28

As a group, “Office REITs” companies have a potential upside of 0.72%. Given Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Dividends

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.6%. 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 4.7% and pay out 239.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	3.33
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	$532.62 million	-$49.81 million	77.91

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust’s competitors 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 competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

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

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Company Profile

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.