Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:DREUF – Get Rating) and Outfront Media (NYSE:OUT – Get Rating) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.
Dividends
Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Outfront Media pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust pays out 68.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Outfront Media pays out 181.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Outfront Media has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Outfront Media is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
46.3% of Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Outfront Media shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Outfront Media | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust currently has a consensus target price of $17.68, suggesting a potential upside of 79.66%. Outfront Media has a consensus target price of $22.75, suggesting a potential upside of 59.87%. Given Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust is more favorable than Outfront Media.
Profitability
This table compares Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust and Outfront Media’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Outfront Media | 6.64% | 9.92% | 2.00% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust and Outfront Media’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A | $1.02 | 9.66 |
| Outfront Media | $1.79 billion | 1.31 | $147.90 million | $0.66 | 21.56 |
Outfront Media has higher revenue and earnings than Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust. Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Outfront Media, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Outfront Media beats Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust
Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust operates as an open-ended real estate investment trust. It provides investors the opportunity to invest in a Canadian focused, industrial real estate investment trust. The firm owns and manages a portfolio of light industrial properties located in primary and secondary markets across Canada. It operates through the Ontario, Québec, Western Canada, Europe and the United States of America geographical segments. The company was founded on July 20, 2012 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
About Outfront Media
OUTFRONT leverages the power of technology, location and creativity to connect brands with consumers outside of their homes through one of the largest and most diverse sets of billboard, transit, and mobile assets in North America. Through its technology platform, OUTFRONT will fundamentally change the ways advertisers engage audiences on-the-go.
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