Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF (VRE) Competitors

Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF (TSE:VRE) and AGF Management (TSE:AGF.B) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Does the media prefer VRE or AGF.B?

In the previous week, AGF Management had 5 more articles in the media than Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for AGF Management and 0 mentions for Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF. AGF Management's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF's score of 0.00 indicating that AGF Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF	Neutral
AGF Management	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VRE or AGF.B?

AGF Management has higher revenue and earnings than Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AGF Management	C$517.16M	1.25	C$85.73M	C$1.28	7.91

Do analysts recommend VRE or AGF.B?

AGF Management has a consensus price target of C$12.54, suggesting a potential upside of 23.75%. Given AGF Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AGF Management is more favorable than Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
AGF Management	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is VRE or AGF.B more profitable?

AGF Management has a net margin of 16.58% compared to Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF's net margin of 0.00%. AGF Management's return on equity of 7.64% beat Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A
AGF Management	16.58%	7.64%	5.20%

Is VRE or AGF.B a better dividend stock?

Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF pays an annual dividend of C$1.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. AGF Management pays an annual dividend of C$0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. AGF Management pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VRE or AGF.B?

AGF Management received 173 more outperform votes than Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 45.00% of users gave Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF an outperform vote while only 36.11% of users gave AGF Management an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF	Outperform Votes 9 45.00%	Underperform Votes 11 55.00%
AGF Management	Outperform Votes 182 36.11%	Underperform Votes 322 63.89%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in VRE or AGF.B?

12.9% of AGF Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.7% of AGF Management shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

AGF Management beats Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.