Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (OTCMKTS:UNBLF) and Link Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:LKREF) Financial Contrast

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (OTCMKTS:UNBLF – Get Rating) and Link Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:LKREF – Get Rating) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and Link Real Estate Investment Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield	2	2	2	0	2.00
Link Real Estate Investment Trust	1	0	0	0	1.00

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield presently has a consensus price target of $54.33, indicating a potential downside of 2.48%. Given Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield is more favorable than Link Real Estate Investment Trust.

Dividends

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield pays an annual dividend of $8.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.0%. Link Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 26.2%. Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield pays out 79.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Link Real Estate Investment Trust pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Link Real Estate Investment Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and Link Real Estate Investment Trust’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield	N/A	N/A	N/A	$11.15	5.00
Link Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	$11.79	0.54

Link Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and Link Real Estate Investment Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield	N/A	N/A	N/A
Link Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

41.2% of Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.5% of Link Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield beats Link Real Estate Investment Trust on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

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Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE is the premier global developer and operator of Flagship Destinations, with a portfolio valued at 58.3 Bn as at September 30, 2020, of which 86% in retail, 7% in offices, 5% in convention & exhibition venues and 2% in services. Currently, the Group owns and operates 89 shopping centres, including 55 Flagships in the most dynamic cities in Europe and the United States. Its centres welcome 1.2 billion visits per year. Present on two continents and in 12 countries, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE provides a unique platform for retailers and brand events and offers an exceptional and constantly renewed experience for customers. With the support of its 3,400 professionals and an unparalleled track-record and know-how, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE is ideally positioned to generate superior value and develop world-class projects. Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE distinguishes itself by its Better Places 2030 agenda, that sets its ambition to create better places that respect the highest environmental standards and contribute to better cities. Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE stapled shares are listed on Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Paris (Euronext ticker: URW), with a secondary listing in Australia through Chess Depositary Interests. The Group benefits from an A- rating from Standard & Poor's and from a Baa1 rating from Moody's.

About Link Real Estate Investment Trust

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Link Real Estate Investment Trust engages in the property development and related activities. It offers Asset Management, Asset Enhancement, and Asset Investment. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.