Champion Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:CMPNF – Get Free Report) and Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Champion Real Estate Investment Trust and Saul Centers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Champion Real Estate Investment Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Saul Centers | 20.49% | 16.65% | 2.71% |
Dividends
Champion Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 56.0%. Saul Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Champion Real Estate Investment Trust pays out -149.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Saul Centers pays out 136.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Champion Real Estate Investment Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Champion Real Estate Investment Trust and Saul Centers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Champion Real Estate Investment Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Saul Centers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Saul Centers has a consensus target price of $43.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.77%. Given Saul Centers’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Saul Centers is more favorable than Champion Real Estate Investment Trust.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Champion Real Estate Investment Trust and Saul Centers’ top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Champion Real Estate Investment Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A | ($0.07) | -2.66 |
| Saul Centers | $264.08 million | 3.53 | $52.69 million | $1.73 | 22.50 |
Saul Centers has higher revenue and earnings than Champion Real Estate Investment Trust. Champion Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Saul Centers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
6.7% of Champion Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of Saul Centers shares are held by institutional investors. 56.6% of Saul Centers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Saul Centers beats Champion Real Estate Investment Trust on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Champion Real Estate Investment Trust
Champion Real Estate Investment Trust is a trust formed to own and invest in income producing office and retail properties. The Trust focuses on Grade A commercial properties in prime locations. It currently offers investors direct exposure to nearly 3 million sq. ft. of prime office and retail floor area. These include two Hong Kong landmark properties, Three Garden Road and Langham Place, as well as a joint venture stake in 66 Shoe Lane in Central London. Since 2015, the Trust has been included in the Constituent of Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Benchmark Index of Hang Seng Indexes.
About Saul Centers
Saul Centers is a self-managed, self-administered equity REIT headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Saul Centers currently operates and manages a real estate portfolio comprised of 61 properties that includes (a) 57 community and neighborhood Shopping Centers and Mixed-Use properties with approximately 9.8 million square feet of leasable area and (b) four land and development properties. Over 85% of the Company’s property operating income is generated from properties in the metropolitan Washington, DC/Baltimore area.
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