True North Commercial REIT (TNT.UN) Competitors

True North Commercial REIT (TSE:TNT.UN) and Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR (TSE:APR.UN) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate TNT.UN or APR.UN?

True North Commercial REIT currently has a consensus price target of C$11.06, suggesting a potential downside of 0.43%. Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR has a consensus price target of C$12.94, suggesting a potential upside of 12.07%. Given Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR is more favorable than True North Commercial REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
True North Commercial REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TNT.UN or APR.UN?

Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR has lower revenue, but higher earnings than True North Commercial REIT. True North Commercial REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR, 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
True North Commercial REIT	C$130.44M	1.23	-C$50.82M	-C$3.24	-3.43
Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR	C$93.60M	6.05	C$71.32M	C$1.52	7.60

Does the media refer more to TNT.UN or APR.UN?

In the previous week, Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR had 4 more articles in the media than True North Commercial REIT. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR and 2 mentions for True North Commercial REIT. Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat True North Commercial REIT's score of 1.00 indicating that Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
True North Commercial REIT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, TNT.UN or APR.UN?

True North Commercial REIT has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of TNT.UN or APR.UN?

1.8% of True North Commercial REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.8% of True North Commercial REIT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 33.1% of Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TNT.UN or APR.UN?

Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR received 54 more outperform votes than True North Commercial REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.03% of users gave Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR an outperform vote while only 47.62% of users gave True North Commercial REIT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
True North Commercial REIT	Outperform Votes 90 47.62%	Underperform Votes 99 52.38%
Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR	Outperform Votes 144 56.03%	Underperform Votes 113 43.97%

Is TNT.UN or APR.UN more profitable?

Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR has a net margin of 76.20% compared to True North Commercial REIT's net margin of -38.96%. Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR's return on equity of 11.73% beat True North Commercial REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
True North Commercial REIT	-38.96%	-10.66%	2.97%
Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR	76.20%	11.73%	3.78%

Is TNT.UN or APR.UN a better dividend stock?

True North Commercial REIT pays an annual dividend of C$1.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.4%. Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. True North Commercial REIT pays out -52.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR pays out 52.6% 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. True North Commercial REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR beats True North Commercial REIT on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.