Reviewing BSR Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:BSRTF) and Essex Property Trust (NYSE:ESS)

Essex Property Trust (NYSE:ESS) and BSR Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:BSRTF) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Essex Property Trust and BSR 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
Essex Property Trust	$1.93 billion	9.48	$669.67 million	$6.43	44.20
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Essex Property Trust has higher revenue and earnings than BSR Real Estate Investment Trust.

Profitability

This table compares Essex Property Trust and BSR Real Estate Investment Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Essex Property Trust	21.48%	7.33%	3.16%
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

96.5% of Essex Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Essex Property Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Essex Property Trust and BSR Real Estate Investment Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Essex Property Trust	1	10	11	1	2.52
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust	0	1	0	0	2.00

Essex Property Trust presently has a consensus price target of $304.79, indicating a potential upside of 7.23%. BSR Real Estate Investment Trust has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.54%. Given BSR Real Estate Investment Trust’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BSR Real Estate Investment Trust is more favorable than Essex Property Trust.

Summary

Essex Property Trust beats BSR Real Estate Investment Trust on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Essex Property Trust

Essex Property Trust, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets. Essex currently has ownership interests in 252 apartment communities comprising approximately 62,000 apartment homes with an additional property in active development.

About BSR Real Estate Investment Trust

BSR Real Estate Investment Trust is an internally managed, unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust established pursuant to a declaration of trust under the laws of the Province of Ontario. The REIT owns a portfolio of multifamily garden-style residential properties located in attractive primary markets in the Sunbelt region of the United States.