Orion Office REIT (NYSE:ONL) and True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:TUERF) Critical Analysis

True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:TUERF) and Orion Office REIT (NYSE:ONL) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust and Orion Office REIT, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust	0	1	0	0	2.00
Orion Office REIT	1	0	1	0	2.00

Orion Office REIT has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.22%. Given Orion Office REIT’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Orion Office REIT is more favorable than True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust and Orion Office REIT”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Orion Office REIT	$147.65 million	1.08	-$139.31 million	($1.69)	-1.65

True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Orion Office REIT.

Profitability

This table compares True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust and Orion Office REIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Orion Office REIT	-65.66%	-14.85%	-7.95%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

79.9% of Orion Office REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Orion Office REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Orion Office REIT beats True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust

The REIT is an unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust established under the laws of the Province of Ontario. The REIT currently owns and operates a portfolio of 44 commercial properties consisting of approximately 4.8 million square feet in urban and select strategic secondary markets across Canada focusing on long term leases with government and credit rated tenants. The REIT is focused on growing its portfolio principally through acquisitions across Canada and such other jurisdictions where opportunities exist.

About Orion Office REIT

Orion Office REIT specializes in the ownership, acquisition and management of a diversified portfolio of mission-critical and corporate headquarters office buildings in high-quality suburban markets across the U.S. The portfolio is leased primarily on a single-tenant net lease basis to creditworthy tenants. The company's team of experienced industry leaders employs a proven, cycle-tested investment evaluation framework which serves as the lens through which capital allocation decisions are made for the current portfolio and future acquisitions.