Head to Head Review: Getty Realty (NYSE:GTY) & Vicinity Centres (OTCMKTS:CNRAF)

Getty Realty (NYSE:GTY) and Vicinity Centres (OTCMKTS:CNRAF) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Getty Realty and Vicinity Centres’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Getty Realty	42.74%	9.27%	4.58%
Vicinity Centres	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Getty Realty and Vicinity Centres, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Getty Realty	0	3	6	0	2.67
Vicinity Centres	0	1	0	0	2.00

Getty Realty currently has a consensus price target of $35.29, indicating a potential upside of 6.93%. Given Getty Realty’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Getty Realty is more favorable than Vicinity Centres.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Getty Realty and Vicinity Centres”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Getty Realty	$233.03 million	8.77	$79.19 million	$1.64	20.12
Vicinity Centres	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Getty Realty has higher revenue and earnings than Vicinity Centres.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

85.1% of Getty Realty shares are held by institutional investors. 7.5% of Getty Realty shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Getty Realty beats Vicinity Centres on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Getty Realty

Getty Realty Corp. is a publicly traded, net lease REIT specializing in the acquisition, financing and development of convenience, automotive and other single tenant retail real estate. As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s portfolio included 1,093 freestanding properties located in 40 states across the United States and Washington, D.C.

About Vicinity Centres

Vicinity Centres (Vicinity or the Group) is one of Australia's leading retail property groups with a fully integrated asset management platform, and $24 billion in retail assets under management across 60 shopping centres, making it the second largest listed manager of Australian retail property. The Group has a Direct Portfolio with interests in 59 shopping centres (including the DFO Brisbane business) and manages 30 assets on behalf of Strategic Partners, 29 of which are co-owned by the Group. Vicinity is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) under the code 'VCX' and has 24,000 securityholders. Vicinity also has European medium term notes listed on the ASX under the code 'VCD'.