Critical Comparison: Sila Realty Trust (NYSE:SILA) & Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO)

Sila Realty Trust (NYSE:SILA) and Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Sila Realty Trust and Vornado Realty Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sila Realty Trust	0	0	3	0	3.00
Vornado Realty Trust	3	6	2	0	1.91

Sila Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.81%. Vornado Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $34.07, suggesting a potential downside of 22.55%. Given Sila Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Sila Realty Trust is more favorable than Vornado Realty Trust.

Dividends

Sila Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Vornado Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Vornado Realty Trust pays out -103.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

90.0% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Sila Realty Trust and Vornado Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sila Realty Trust	12.11%	1.54%	1.09%
Vornado Realty Trust	0.46%	1.72%	0.48%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Sila Realty Trust and Vornado Realty Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sila Realty Trust	$189.07 million	7.62	$24.04 million	N/A	N/A
Vornado Realty Trust	$1.81 billion	4.63	$105.49 million	($0.29)	-151.67

Vornado Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Sila Realty Trust.

Summary

Sila Realty Trust beats Vornado Realty Trust on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sila Realty Trust

Sila Realty Trust, Inc., headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is a net lease real estate investment trust with a strategic focus on investing in the large, growing, and resilient healthcare sector. The Company invests in high quality healthcare facilities along the continuum of care, which, we believe, generate predictable, durable, and growing income streams. Our portfolio comprises high quality tenants in geographically diverse facilities, which are positioned to capitalize on the dynamic delivery of healthcare to patients. As of June 30, 2024, the Company owned 137 real estate properties and two undeveloped land parcels located in 64 markets across the U.S.

About Vornado Realty Trust

Vornado Realty Trust is a fully – integrated equity real estate investment trust.