Head-To-Head Review: First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey (FREVS) versus Its Rivals

Profitability

This table compares First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey	N/A	N/A	N/A
First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey Competitors	20.98%	2.88%	2.11%

Dividends

First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey pays out 92.3% 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, “Residential REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.3% and pay out 209.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

55.8% of shares of all “Residential REITs” companies are held by institutional investors. 12.0% of First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of shares of all “Residential REITs” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey	N/A	N/A	12.66
First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey Competitors	$775.19 million	$238.42 million	149.83

First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey. First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey competitors beat First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey Company Profile

First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey, Inc. is a publicly traded (over-the-counter symbol FREVS) REIT organized in 1961. Its portfolio of residential and commercial properties are located in New Jersey and New York, with the largest concentration in northern New Jersey.