Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:CROMF) and InvenTrust Properties (NYSE:IVT) Critical Survey

InvenTrust Properties (NYSE:IVT) and Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:CROMF) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares InvenTrust Properties and Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
InvenTrust Properties	4.80%	0.85%	0.53%
Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

61.7% of InvenTrust Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.8% of Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of InvenTrust Properties shares are held by 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 Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for InvenTrust Properties and Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
InvenTrust Properties	0	2	4	1	2.86
Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00

InvenTrust Properties presently has a consensus price target of $35.14, suggesting a potential upside of 5.55%. Given InvenTrust Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe InvenTrust Properties is more favorable than Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust.

Dividends

InvenTrust Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. InvenTrust Properties pays out 500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust pays out -199.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. InvenTrust Properties has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares InvenTrust Properties and Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
InvenTrust Properties	$299.17 million	8.68	$111.42 million	$0.20	166.47
Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.44)	-27.06

InvenTrust Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust. Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than InvenTrust Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

InvenTrust Properties beats Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About InvenTrust Properties

InvenTrust Properties Corp. (the “Company,” “IVT,” or “InvenTrust”) is a premier Sun Belt, multi-tenant essential retail REIT that owns, leases, redevelops, acquires and manages grocery-anchored neighborhood and community centers as well as high-quality power centers that often have a grocery component. Management pursues the Company’s business strategy by acquiring retail properties in Sun Belt markets, opportunistically disposing of retail properties, maintaining a flexible capital structure, and enhancing environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) practices and standards. A trusted, local operator bringing real estate expertise to its tenant relationships, IVT has built a strong reputation with market participants across its portfolio. IVT is committed to leadership in ESG practices and has been a Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (“GRESB”) member since 2013.

About Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust

Crombie invests in real estate that enriches local communities and enables long-term sustainable growth. As one of the country's leading owners, operators, and developers of quality assets, Crombie's portfolio primarily includes grocery-anchored retail, retail-related industrial, and mixed-use residential properties. As at December 31, 2023, our portfolio contains 304 properties comprising approximately 19.2 million square feet, inclusive of joint ventures at Crombie's share, and a significant pipeline of future development projects.