Analyzing Strawberry Fields REIT (STRW) & Its Rivals

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 peers? We will compare Strawberry Fields REIT to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Risk and Volatility

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

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 -26.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Strawberry Fields REIT and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Strawberry Fields REIT	0	0	1	0	3.00
Strawberry Fields REIT Competitors	4653	15491	15061	445	2.32

Strawberry Fields REIT currently has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.27%. As a group, “Real estate investment trusts” companies have a potential upside of 13.80%. Given Strawberry Fields REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Strawberry Fields REIT is more favorable than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Strawberry Fields REIT and its peers’ 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%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Strawberry Fields REIT and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Strawberry Fields REIT	$117.06 million	$2.50 million	20.09
Strawberry Fields REIT Competitors	$989.45 million	$145.17 million	26.11

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

Summary

Strawberry Fields REIT peers 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.