Reviewing Sila Realty Trust (SILA) & Its Rivals

Sila Realty Trust (NYSE:SILA) is one of 293 publicly-traded companies in the “Real estate investment trusts” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Sila Realty Trust to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Dividends

Sila Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Sila Realty Trust pays out 258.1% 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 4.6% and pay out -6.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sila Realty Trust and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sila Realty Trust	$186.86 million	$24.04 million	41.40
Sila Realty Trust Competitors	$990.14 million	$145.17 million	9.96

Sila Realty Trust’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Sila Realty Trust. Sila Realty Trust is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

68.7% of shares of all “Real estate investment trusts” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Sila 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Sila Realty Trust and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sila Realty Trust	0	0	3	0	3.00
Sila Realty Trust Competitors	4814	15795	15287	467	2.31

Sila Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $28.67, indicating a potential upside of 11.67%. As a group, “Real estate investment trusts” companies have a potential upside of 14.56%. Given Sila Realty Trust’s peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sila Realty Trust has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Sila Realty Trust and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sila Realty Trust	12.11%	1.54%	1.09%
Sila Realty Trust Competitors	-2.42%	-3.46%	1.20%

Summary

Sila Realty Trust peers beat Sila Realty Trust on 8 of the 14 factors compared.

Sila Realty Trust Company Profile

Sila Realty Trust, Inc., headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is a net lease real estate investment trust with a strategic focus on investing in the large, growing, and resilient healthcare sector. The Company invests in high quality healthcare facilities along the continuum of care, which, we believe, generate predictable, durable, and growing income streams. Our portfolio comprises high quality tenants in geographically diverse facilities, which are positioned to capitalize on the dynamic delivery of healthcare to patients. As of June 30, 2024, the Company owned 137 real estate properties and two undeveloped land parcels located in 64 markets across the U.S.