Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) versus Mackenzie Realty Capital (NASDAQ:MKZR) Head-To-Head Survey

Mackenzie Realty Capital (NASDAQ:MKZR) and Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Mackenzie Realty Capital and Brandywine Realty Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mackenzie Realty Capital	1	0	0	0	1.00
Brandywine Realty Trust	3	3	0	0	1.50

Brandywine Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 26.13%. Given Brandywine Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brandywine Realty Trust is more favorable than Mackenzie Realty Capital.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

87.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of Mackenzie Realty Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Mackenzie Realty Capital and Brandywine Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mackenzie Realty Capital	-82.40%	-19.33%	-6.91%
Brandywine Realty Trust	-28.62%	-18.52%	-4.07%

Volatility & Risk

Mackenzie Realty Capital has a beta of -0.45, suggesting that its share price is 145% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brandywine Realty Trust has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Mackenzie Realty Capital and Brandywine Realty Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mackenzie Realty Capital	$20.01 million	0.19	-$17.54 million	($9.53)	-0.15
Brandywine Realty Trust	$484.45 million	1.00	-$178.25 million	($0.82)	-3.38

Mackenzie Realty Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brandywine Realty Trust. Brandywine Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mackenzie Realty Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Brandywine Realty Trust beats Mackenzie Realty Capital on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mackenzie Realty Capital

MacKenzie Realty Capital Inc. is a REIT which focused on investing in multifamily housing and office real estate properties located principally in the United States. MacKenzie Realty Capital Inc. is based in ORINDA, Calif.

About Brandywine Realty Trust

Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN) is one of the largest, publicly traded, full-service, integrated real estate companies in the United States with a core focus in the Philadelphia and Austin markets. Organized as a real estate investment trust (REIT), we own, develop, lease and manage an urban, town center and transit-oriented portfolio comprising 160 properties and 22.6 million square feet as of September 30, 2023 which excludes assets held for sale. Our purpose is to shape, connect and inspire the world around us through our expertise, the relationships we foster, the communities in which we live and work, and the history we build together.