Comparing Stockland (STKAF) & Its Rivals

Dividends

Stockland pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. Stockland pays out 105.7% 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, “Diversified REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 6.5% and pay out 208.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Stockland is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Stockland and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stockland	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stockland Competitors	-38.25%	-7.28%	-0.05%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Stockland and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stockland	N/A	N/A	11.01
Stockland Competitors	$197.54 million	$18.17 million	12.78

Stockland’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Stockland. Stockland is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

38.4% of Stockland shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.1% of shares of all “Diversified REITs” companies are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of shares of all “Diversified REITs” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Stockland beats its rivals on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About Stockland

We are a leading creator and curator of connected communities with people at the heart of the places we create. For more than 70 years, we have built a proud legacy, helping more Australians achieve the dream of home ownership, and enabling the future of work and retail. Today, we continue to build on our history as one of Australia's largest diversified property groups to elevate the social value of our places, and create a tangible sense of human connection, belonging and community for our customers. We own, fund, develop and manage one of Australia's largest portfolios of residential and land lease communities, retail town centres, and workplace and logistics assets. Our approach is distinctive, bringing a unique combination of development expertise, scale, deep customer insight, and diverse talent – with care in everything we do. We are committed to contributing to the economic prosperity of Australia and the wellbeing of our communities and our planet.