Critical Review: Warehouses De Pauw (OTCMKTS:WDPSF) & Terreno Realty (NYSE:TRNO)

Warehouses De Pauw (OTCMKTS:WDPSF) and Terreno Realty (NYSE:TRNO) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Warehouses De Pauw and Terreno Realty, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Warehouses De Pauw	1	0	1	0	2.00
Terreno Realty	2	3	7	1	2.54

Terreno Realty has a consensus target price of $72.86, indicating a potential upside of 9.44%. Given Terreno Realty’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Terreno Realty is more favorable than Warehouses De Pauw.

Profitability

This table compares Warehouses De Pauw and Terreno Realty’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Warehouses De Pauw	N/A	N/A	N/A
Terreno Realty	77.22%	9.21%	7.07%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Warehouses De Pauw and Terreno Realty”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Warehouses De Pauw	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Terreno Realty	$476.38 million	15.23	$402.99 million	$3.73	17.85

Terreno Realty has higher revenue and earnings than Warehouses De Pauw.

Summary

Terreno Realty beats Warehouses De Pauw on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Warehouses De Pauw

WDP develops and invests in logistics property (warehouses and offices). WDP has over 7 million m² of properties in its portfolio. This international portfolio of semi-industrial and logistics buildings is spread over about 300 sites at prime logistics hubs for storage and distribution in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany and Romania.

About Terreno Realty

Terreno Realty Corporation (Terreno, and together with its subsidiaries, the Company) acquires, owns and operates industrial real estate in six major coastal U.S. markets: Los Angeles, Northern New Jersey/New York City, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Miami, and Washington, D.C. All square feet, acres, occupancy and number of properties disclosed in these notes to the consolidated financial statements are unaudited. As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned 259 buildings aggregating approximately 16.0 million square feet, 45 improved land parcels consisting of approximately 152.4 acres, seven properties under development or redevelopment and approximately 62.7 acres of land entitled for future development. The Company is an internally managed Maryland corporation and elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2010.