Financial Contrast: Strawberry Fields REIT (STRW) and The Competition

Strawberry Fields REIT (NASDAQ:STRW) is one of 293 publicly-traded companies in the “Real estate investment trusts” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Strawberry Fields REIT to related companies based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

Strawberry Fields REIT has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strawberry Fields REIT’s rivals have a beta of 1.24, meaning that their average share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Strawberry Fields REIT and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Strawberry Fields REIT	0	0	1	0	3.00
Strawberry Fields REIT Competitors	4668	15513	15072	445	2.32

Strawberry Fields REIT presently has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.95%. As a group, “Real estate investment trusts” companies have a potential upside of 13.67%. Given Strawberry Fields REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Strawberry Fields REIT is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Strawberry Fields REIT and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Strawberry Fields REIT	2.98%	6.64%	0.52%
Strawberry Fields REIT Competitors	-2.42%	-3.46%	1.20%

Dividends

Strawberry Fields REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Strawberry Fields REIT pays out 98.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Real estate investment trusts” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.5% and pay out -26.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

68.7% of shares of all “Real estate investment trusts” companies are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Strawberry Fields REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of shares of all “Real estate investment trusts” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Strawberry Fields REIT and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Strawberry Fields REIT	$117.06 million	$2.50 million	20.14
Strawberry Fields REIT Competitors	$989.45 million	$145.17 million	25.97

Strawberry Fields REIT’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Strawberry Fields REIT. Strawberry Fields REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Strawberry Fields REIT rivals beat Strawberry Fields REIT on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Strawberry Fields REIT Company Profile

Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. engages in the ownership, acquisition, development, and leasing of skilled nursing and certain other healthcare-related properties. The company was founded by Moishe Gubin in 2014 and is headquartered in South Bend, IN.