Head-To-Head Comparison: CT Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:CTRRF) versus Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS)

CT Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:CTRRF) and Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

50.0% of Saul Centers shares are held by institutional investors. 56.6% of Saul Centers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for CT Real Estate Investment Trust and Saul Centers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CT 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, suggesting a potential upside of 10.66%. Given Saul Centers’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Saul Centers is more favorable than CT Real Estate Investment Trust.

Profitability

This table compares CT Real Estate Investment Trust and Saul Centers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CT Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Saul Centers	20.49%	16.65%	2.71%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CT Real Estate Investment Trust and Saul Centers’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CT Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Saul Centers	$264.08 million	3.57	$52.69 million	$1.73	22.72

Saul Centers has higher revenue and earnings than CT Real Estate Investment Trust.

Summary

Saul Centers beats CT Real Estate Investment Trust on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CT Real Estate Investment Trust

CT Real Estate Investment Trust is an unincorporated, closed-end real estate investment trust formed to own income-producing commercial properties located primarily in Canada. Its portfolio is comprised of over 370 properties totalling more than 30 million square feet of GLA, consisting primarily of net lease single-tenant retail properties located across Canada. Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited, is CT Real Estate Investment Trust's most significant tenant.

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.