Financial Survey: H&R Real Estate Investment Trust (HRUFF) versus Its Competitors

Insider & Institutional Ownership

24.6% of H&R Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.1% of shares of all “Diversified REITs” companies are held by institutional investors. 12.0% of shares of all “Diversified REITs” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares H&R Real Estate Investment Trust and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	-35.62%	-4.71%	0.49%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares H&R Real Estate Investment Trust and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	5.34
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	$197.94 million	$18.17 million	6.77

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than H&R Real Estate Investment Trust. H&R 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.

Dividends

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.3%. H&R Real Estate Investment Trust pays out 76.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Diversified REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 6.5% and pay out -860.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust competitors beat H&R Real Estate Investment Trust on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

About H&R Real Estate Investment Trust

H&R REIT is one of Canada's largest real estate investment trusts with total assets of approximately $10.8 billion as at December 31, 2023. H&R REIT has ownership interests in a North American portfolio comprised of high-quality residential, industrial, office and retail properties comprising over 26.9 million square feet. H&R's strategy is to create a simplified, growth-oriented business focused on residential and industrial properties in order to create sustainable long term value for unitholders. H&R plans to sell its office and retail properties as market conditions permit. H&R's target is to be a leading owner, operator and developer of residential and industrial properties, creating value through redevelopment and greenfield development in prime locations within Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and high growth U.S. sunbelt and gateway cities.