Comparing PSP Swiss Property (PSPSF) & Its Peers

PSP Swiss Property (OTCMKTS:PSPSF) is one of 330 public companies in the “Real Estate Management & Development” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare PSP Swiss Property to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares PSP Swiss Property and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PSP Swiss Property	N/A	N/A	N/A
PSP Swiss Property Competitors	-244.78%	-694.11%	-1.41%

Dividends

PSP Swiss Property pays an annual dividend of $3.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. PSP Swiss Property pays out 74.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.8% and pay out 47.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. PSP Swiss Property lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for PSP Swiss Property and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PSP Swiss Property	0	0	1	0	3.00
PSP Swiss Property Competitors	1438	4280	6982	195	2.46

As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies have a potential upside of 23.06%. Given PSP Swiss Property’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PSP Swiss Property has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares PSP Swiss Property and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PSP Swiss Property	N/A	N/A	41.20
PSP Swiss Property Competitors	$2.67 billion	-$394.99 million	9.52

PSP Swiss Property’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than PSP Swiss Property. PSP Swiss Property is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

30.0% of PSP Swiss Property shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.7% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are held by institutional investors. 27.3% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

PSP Swiss Property rivals beat PSP Swiss Property on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

PSP Swiss Property Company Profile

PSP Swiss Property AG, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates real estate properties in Switzerland. It operates through Real Estate Investments and Property Management segments. The company owns, operates, and leases office, retail, gastronomy, and parking spaces. It also owns office and commercial properties, and development sites and individual projects in Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Bern, and Lausanne. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Zug, Switzerland.