Saga (SAGA) Competitors

Prs Reit (LON:PRSR) and Saga (LON:SAGA) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, risk and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, PRSR or SAGA?

Prs Reit has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Saga has a beta of 2.57, indicating that its stock price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to PRSR or SAGA?

In the previous week, Saga had 22 more articles in the media than Prs Reit. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Saga and 1 mentions for Prs Reit. Prs Reit's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Saga's score of -0.03 indicating that Prs Reit is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Prs Reit	Neutral
Saga	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PRSR or SAGA?

Prs Reit has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Saga. Saga is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Prs Reit, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Prs Reit	£58.11M	10.89	£93.32M	£17.11	6.76
Saga	£799.48M	0.21	-£147.23M	-£106.79	-1.14

Do analysts rate PRSR or SAGA?

Prs Reit presently has a consensus target price of GBX 120, indicating a potential upside of 3.81%. Saga has a consensus target price of GBX 154, indicating a potential upside of 26.02%. Given Saga's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Saga is more favorable than Prs Reit.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Prs Reit	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Saga	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is PRSR or SAGA more profitable?

Prs Reit has a net margin of 160.59% compared to Saga's net margin of -18.42%. Prs Reit's return on equity of 13.28% beat Saga's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Prs Reit	160.59%	13.28%	2.07%
Saga	-18.42%	-87.14%	2.90%

Is PRSR or SAGA a better dividend stock?

Prs Reit pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Saga pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Prs Reit pays out 23.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Saga pays out -1.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PRSR or SAGA?

Saga received 425 more outperform votes than Prs Reit when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.39% of users gave Saga an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Prs Reit an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Prs Reit	Outperform Votes 85 50.00%	Underperform Votes 85 50.00%
Saga	Outperform Votes 510 69.39%	Underperform Votes 225 30.61%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PRSR or SAGA?

82.6% of Prs Reit shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of Saga shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Prs Reit shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 37.5% of Saga shares are owned 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

Prs Reit and Saga tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.