Urban Logistics REIT (SHED) Competitors

Urban Logistics REIT (LON:SHED) and Big Yellow Group (LON:BYG) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, earnings and risk.

Is SHED or BYG more profitable?

Big Yellow Group has a net margin of 120.15% compared to Urban Logistics REIT's net margin of 41.27%. Big Yellow Group's return on equity of 10.18% beat Urban Logistics REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Urban Logistics REIT	41.27%	3.25%	2.62%
Big Yellow Group	120.15%	10.18%	2.84%

Does the media prefer SHED or BYG?

In the previous week, Urban Logistics REIT had 8 more articles in the media than Big Yellow Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Urban Logistics REIT and 0 mentions for Big Yellow Group. Urban Logistics REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Big Yellow Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Urban Logistics REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Urban Logistics REIT	Neutral
Big Yellow Group	Neutral

Do analysts prefer SHED or BYG?

Urban Logistics REIT presently has a consensus price target of GBX 142, indicating a potential downside of 2.34%. Big Yellow Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,343, indicating a potential upside of 38.88%. Given Big Yellow Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Big Yellow Group is more favorable than Urban Logistics REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Urban Logistics REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Big Yellow Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is SHED or BYG a better dividend stock?

Urban Logistics REIT pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Big Yellow Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 45 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Urban Logistics REIT pays out 152.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Big Yellow Group pays out 36.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more risk & volatility, SHED or BYG?

Urban Logistics REIT has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Big Yellow Group has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SHED or BYG?

Big Yellow Group received 273 more outperform votes than Urban Logistics REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.57% of users gave Urban Logistics REIT an outperform vote while only 55.63% of users gave Big Yellow Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Urban Logistics REIT	Outperform Votes 48 68.57%	Underperform Votes 22 31.43%
Big Yellow Group	Outperform Votes 321 55.63%	Underperform Votes 256 44.37%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SHED or BYG?

Big Yellow Group has higher revenue and earnings than Urban Logistics REIT. Big Yellow Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Urban Logistics 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
Urban Logistics REIT	£58.96M	11.45	£24.33M	£5.25	27.68
Big Yellow Group	£200.54M	9.42	£240.94M	£123.43	7.83

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SHED or BYG?

88.6% of Urban Logistics REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.7% of Big Yellow Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of Urban Logistics REIT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Big Yellow Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Big Yellow Group beats Urban Logistics REIT on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.