Contrasting Keppel DC REIT (OTCMKTS:KPDCF) & Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO)

Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) and Keppel DC REIT (OTCMKTS:KPDCF) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Vornado Realty Trust and Keppel DC REIT, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vornado Realty Trust	4	6	4	0	2.00
Keppel DC REIT	0	0	0	0	0.00

Vornado Realty Trust presently has a consensus target price of $39.83, suggesting a potential upside of 5.41%. Given Vornado Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Vornado Realty Trust is more favorable than Keppel DC REIT.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Vornado Realty Trust and Keppel DC REIT”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vornado Realty Trust	$1.83 billion	3.86	$904.96 million	$0.02	1,889.50
Keppel DC REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Vornado Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Keppel DC REIT.

Profitability

This table compares Vornado Realty Trust and Keppel DC REIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vornado Realty Trust	3.71%	1.37%	0.43%
Keppel DC REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

90.0% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Vornado Realty Trust beats Keppel DC REIT on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vornado Realty Trust

Vornado Realty Trust is a fully – integrated equity real estate investment trust.

About Keppel DC REIT

Keppel DC REIT was listed on the Singapore Exchange on 12 December 2014 as the first pure-play data centre REIT in Asia. Keppel DC REIT’s investment strategy is to principally invest, directly or indirectly, in a diversified portfolio of income-producing real estate assets which are used primarily for data centre purposes, as well as real estate and assets necessary to support the digital economy. Keppel DC REIT’s investments comprise an optimal mix of colocation, fully-fitted and shell and core assets, as well as debt securities issued by NetCo which holds network assets, thereby reinforcing the diversity and resiliency of its portfolio. Keppel DC REIT is managed by Keppel DC REIT Management Pte. Ltd. (the Manager) and is sponsored by Keppel, a global asset manager and operator with strong expertise in sustainability-related solutions spanning the areas of infrastructure, real estate and connectivity.