Postal Realty Trust (NYSE: PSTL) is one of 277 public companies in the “Real estate investment trusts” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Postal Realty Trust to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and earnings.
Dividends
Postal Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Postal Realty Trust pays out 88.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Real estate investment trusts” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.2% and pay out 71.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Postal Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Volatility and Risk
Postal Realty Trust has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Postal Realty Trust’s rivals have a beta of 1.17, meaning that their average share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Postal Realty Trust and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Postal Realty Trust | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 |
| Postal Realty Trust Competitors | 3374 | 13398 | 13082 | 309 | 2.34 |
Postal Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $16.50, suggesting a potential downside of 21.39%. As a group, “Real estate investment trusts” companies have a potential downside of 4.71%. Given Postal Realty Trust’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Postal Realty Trust has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Profitability
This table compares Postal Realty Trust and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Postal Realty Trust | 1.51% | 0.35% | 0.19% |
| Postal Realty Trust Competitors | 10.32% | -1.48% | 0.86% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
73.2% of Postal Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of shares of all “Real estate investment trusts” companies are owned by institutional investors. 28.9% of Postal Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of shares of all “Real estate investment trusts” companies are owned 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.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Postal Realty Trust and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Postal Realty Trust | $24.68 million | -$350,000.00 | 20.99 |
| Postal Realty Trust Competitors | $737.76 million | $41.35 million | 18.92 |
Postal Realty Trust’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Postal Realty Trust. Postal Realty Trust 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.
Summary
Postal Realty Trust rivals beat Postal Realty Trust on 9 of the 15 factors compared.
Postal Realty Trust Company Profile
Postal Realty Trust, Inc. is an internally managed real estate investment trust that owns and manages over 1,000 properties leased to the USPS. The Company believes it is one of the largest owners and managers of properties leased to the USPS.