Analyzing NNN REIT (NYSE:NNN) & First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:FCXXF)

NNN REIT (NYSE:NNN) and First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:FCXXF) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for NNN REIT and First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NNN REIT	2	9	3	0	2.07
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust	0	5	0	0	2.00

NNN REIT presently has a consensus price target of $47.60, indicating a potential upside of 3.72%. Given NNN REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NNN REIT is more favorable than First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares NNN REIT and First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NNN REIT	$953.25 million	9.24	$389.78 million	$2.04	22.50
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

NNN REIT has higher revenue and earnings than First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

90.0% of NNN REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of NNN REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares NNN REIT and First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NNN REIT	40.35%	8.70%	4.06%
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

NNN REIT beats First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NNN REIT

NNN REIT invests primarily in high-quality retail properties subject generally to long-term, net leases. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned 3,532 properties in 49 states with a gross leasable area of approximately 36.0 million square feet and a weighted average remaining lease term of 10.1 years. NNN is one of only three publicly traded REITs to have increased annual dividends for 34 or more consecutive years.

About First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust

First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust (First Capital, RCF or the Fund) is an unincorporated open-end mutual fund governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada, and established pursuant to a declaration of trust dated October 16, 2019, which may be amended from time to time (the Declaration of Trust). First Capital owns, operates and develops open-air centers with a supermarket as the main tenant in the neighborhoods with the highest demographic data in Canada. The Fund is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the TSX) under the symbol FCR.UN and its head office is located at 85 Hanna Avenue, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario M6K 3S3.