First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey (FREVS) and The Competition Critical Survey

Institutional and Insider Ownership

55.9% of shares of all “Residential REITs” companies are owned by institutional investors. 12.0% of First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of shares of all “Residential REITs” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey	N/A	N/A	12.63
First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey Competitors	$773.72 million	$238.42 million	37.86

First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey. First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey 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.

Dividends

First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey pays out 92.3% 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, “Residential REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.4% and pay out 248.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey	N/A	N/A	N/A
First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey Competitors	21.07%	2.87%	2.13%

Summary

First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey rivals beat First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

About First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey

First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey, Inc. is a publicly traded (over-the-counter symbol FREVS) REIT organized in 1961. Its portfolio of residential and commercial properties are located in New Jersey and New York, with the largest concentration in northern New Jersey.