First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust (FCR.UN) Competitors

First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:FCR.UN) and RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:REI.UN) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Is FCR.UN or REI.UN a better dividend stock?

First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of C$0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of C$1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust pays out -296.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust pays out 555.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility & risk, FCR.UN or REI.UN?

First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FCR.UN or REI.UN?

42.7% of First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.3% of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to FCR.UN or REI.UN?

In the previous week, First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust and First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust both had 1 articles in the media. First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.02 equaled RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FCR.UN or REI.UN more profitable?

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust has a net margin of 4.86% compared to First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust's net margin of -8.48%. RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust's return on equity of 0.78% beat First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust	-8.48%	-1.57%	2.77%
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust	4.86%	0.78%	2.88%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FCR.UN or REI.UN?

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust. First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust, 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
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust	C$731.06M	4.90	-C$62M	-C$0.29	-58.17
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust	C$1.23B	4.48	C$59.79M	C$0.20	91.90

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FCR.UN or REI.UN?

First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust received 104 more outperform votes than RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.64% of users gave First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust an outperform vote while only 66.27% of users gave RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust	Outperform Votes 554 67.64%	Underperform Votes 265 32.36%
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust	Outperform Votes 450 66.27%	Underperform Votes 229 33.73%

Do analysts prefer FCR.UN or REI.UN?

First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust currently has a consensus target price of C$20.11, suggesting a potential upside of 19.21%. RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust has a consensus target price of C$21.67, suggesting a potential upside of 17.88%. Given First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust is more favorable than RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust and RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.