Analyzing SITE Centers (NYSE:SITC) and Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:PMREF)

Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:PMREF) and SITE Centers (NYSE:SITC) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

88.7% of SITE Centers shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of SITE Centers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust and SITE Centers”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SITE Centers	$507.19 million	6.99	$265.70 million	$1.02	16.59

SITE Centers has higher revenue and earnings than Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust and SITE Centers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A
SITE Centers	0	8	2	0	2.20

SITE Centers has a consensus target price of $97.18, indicating a potential upside of 474.34%. Given SITE Centers’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SITE Centers is more favorable than Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust.

Profitability

This table compares Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust and SITE Centers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
SITE Centers	91.77%	23.05%	11.48%

Summary

SITE Centers beats Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust

Primaris is Canada's only enclosed shopping centre focused REIT, with ownership interests primarily in leading enclosed shopping centres located in growing mid-sized markets. The current portfolio totals 12.5 million square feet valued at approximately $3.8 billion at Primaris' share. Economies of scale are achieved through its fully internal, vertically integrated, full-service national management platform. Primaris is very well-capitalized and is exceptionally well positioned to take advantage of market opportunities at an extraordinary moment in the evolution of the Canadian retail property landscape.

About SITE Centers

SITE Centers is an owner and manager of open-air shopping centers located in suburban, high household income communities. The Company is a self-administered and self-managed REIT operating as a fully integrated real estate company, and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SITC.