Contrasting United Development Funding IV (OTCMKTS:UDFI) and Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN)

Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) and United Development Funding IV (OTCMKTS:UDFI) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Brandywine Realty Trust and United Development Funding IV’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brandywine Realty Trust	-38.46%	-16.40%	-5.33%
United Development Funding IV	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Brandywine Realty Trust and United Development Funding IV, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brandywine Realty Trust	0	1	0	0	2.00
United Development Funding IV	0	0	0	0	0.00

Brandywine Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.49%. Given Brandywine Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Brandywine Realty Trust is more favorable than United Development Funding IV.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

87.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of United Development Funding IV shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Brandywine Realty Trust and United Development Funding IV”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brandywine Realty Trust	$505.52 million	1.52	-$194.44 million	($1.14)	-3.90
United Development Funding IV	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

United Development Funding IV has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brandywine Realty Trust.

Summary

Brandywine Realty Trust beats United Development Funding IV on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Brandywine Realty Trust

Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN) is one of the largest, publicly traded, full-service, integrated real estate companies in the United States with a core focus in the Philadelphia and Austin markets. Organized as a real estate investment trust (REIT), we own, develop, lease and manage an urban, town center and transit-oriented portfolio comprising 160 properties and 22.6 million square feet as of September 30, 2023 which excludes assets held for sale. Our purpose is to shape, connect and inspire the world around us through our expertise, the relationships we foster, the communities in which we live and work, and the history we build together.

About United Development Funding IV

United Development Funding IV invests in secured loans for the acquisition and development of land into single-family home lots, and the construction of model and new single-family homes. It also makes equity investments in residential real estate. The company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust. As a result, it would not be subject to corporate income tax on that portion of its net income that is distributed to shareholders. United Development Funding IV was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Grapevine, Texas.