Mainstreet Equity (MEQ) Competitors

Mainstreet Equity (TSE:MEQ) and Tricon Residential (TSE:TCN) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, MEQ or TCN?

Mainstreet Equity has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tricon Residential has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MEQ or TCN?

19.0% of Mainstreet Equity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.5% of Tricon Residential shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.9% of Mainstreet Equity shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Tricon Residential shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MEQ or TCN?

Mainstreet Equity has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Tricon Residential. Tricon Residential is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mainstreet Equity, 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
Mainstreet Equity	C$258.81M	6.82	C$187.49M	C$20.14	9.41
Tricon Residential	C$884.73M	0.00	C$114.19M	C$0.56	N/A

Does the media favor MEQ or TCN?

In the previous week, Mainstreet Equity's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Tricon Residential'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Mainstreet Equity	Neutral
Tricon Residential	Neutral

Is MEQ or TCN a better dividend stock?

Mainstreet Equity pays an annual dividend of C$0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Tricon Residential pays an annual dividend of C$0.31 per share. Mainstreet Equity pays out 0.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tricon Residential pays out 55.4% 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. Mainstreet Equity is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer MEQ or TCN?

Mainstreet Equity currently has a consensus target price of C$225.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.77%. Given Mainstreet Equity's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Mainstreet Equity is more favorable than Tricon Residential.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mainstreet Equity	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Tricon Residential	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is MEQ or TCN more profitable?

Mainstreet Equity has a net margin of 72.44% compared to Tricon Residential's net margin of 12.91%. Mainstreet Equity's return on equity of 12.68% beat Tricon Residential's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mainstreet Equity	72.44%	12.68%	2.56%
Tricon Residential	12.91%	3.18%	2.08%

Summary

Mainstreet Equity beats Tricon Residential on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.