Critical Review: 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 stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

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%

Insider & Institutional 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and 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	$186.23 million	7.45	$24.04 million	N/A	N/A
Vornado Realty Trust	$1.81 billion	4.47	$105.49 million	($0.29)	-146.28

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

Dividends

Sila Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Sila Realty Trust and Vornado Realty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	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 presently has a consensus price target of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.08%. Vornado Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $34.07, indicating a potential downside of 19.69%. Given Sila Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sila Realty Trust is more favorable than Vornado 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.