Direct comparison: Saul Centers (NYSE: BFS) and Dream Office Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS: DRETF)
Saul Centers (NYSE: BFS – Get Rating) and Dream Office Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS: DRETF – Get Rating) are both finance companies, but which is the best investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and valuation.
Valuation and benefits
This table compares the revenue, earnings per share (EPS), and valuation of Saul Centers and Dream Office Real Estate Investment Trust.
| Gross revenue | Price/sales ratio | Net revenue | Earnings per share | Price/earnings ratio | |
| Saul Centers | $239.23 million | 5.39 | $48.39 million | $1.58 | 34.32 |
| Dream Office Real Estate Investment Trust | N / A | N / A | N / A | N / A | N / A |
Saul Centers has higher revenue and profit than Dream Office Real Estate Investment Trust.
Profitability
This table compares the net margins, return on equity and return on assets of Saul Centers and Dream Office Real Estate Investment Trust.
| Net margins | Return on equity | return on assets | |
| Saul Centers | 20.23% | 14.30% | 2.78% |
| Dream Office Real Estate Investment Trust | N / A | N / A | N / A |
Analyst Notes
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Saul Centers and Dream Office Real Estate Investment Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sales Ratings | Hold odds | Buy reviews | Strong buy odds | Rating | |
| Saul Centers | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 |
| Dream Office Real Estate Investment Trust | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2.38 |
Saul Centers currently has a consensus price target of $56.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.19%. Dream Office Real Estate Investment Trust has a consensus price target of $28.31, indicating a potential upside of 27.82%. Given Dream Office Real Estate Investment Trust’s likely higher upside, analysts clearly believe that Dream Office Real Estate Investment Trust is more favorable than Saul Centers.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
45.8% of Saul Centers shares are held by institutional investors. 51.5% of Saul Centers stock is held by insiders of the company. Strong institutional ownership indicates that hedge funds, endowments, and large fund managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Saul Centers beat Dream Office Real Estate Investment Trust on 7 out of 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
Saul Centers Company Profile (Get a rating)
Saul Centers, Inc. is a self-managed, self-managed REIT headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland that currently operates and manages a 60-property real estate portfolio comprising (a) 50 community and neighborhood shopping centers and seven mixed-use centers properties with approximately 9.8 million square feet of leasable area and (b) three lots and properties under development. Approximately 85% of Saul Centers property operating revenue is generated from properties located in the Washington, DC/Baltimore metro area.
Dream Office Real Estate Investment Trust Company Profile (Get a rating)
Dream Office REIT is an unincorporated open-ended real estate investment trust. Dream Office REIT owns high-quality office buildings in good locations, primarily in downtown Toronto.
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