Analyzing Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) & Its Competitors
by Teresa Graham · The Cerbat GemVornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO – Get Free Report) is one of 59 public companies in the “Office REITs” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Vornado Realty Trust to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends and risk.
Dividends
Vornado Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Vornado Realty Trust pays out -255.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Office REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 5.0% and pay out -4.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
90.0% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.2% of shares of all “Office REITs” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.0% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of shares of all “Office REITs” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Vornado Realty Trust and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Vornado Realty Trust | 0.50% | 0.19% | 0.06% |
| Vornado Realty Trust Competitors | -16.57% | -7.28% | -0.09% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Vornado Realty Trust and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Vornado Realty Trust | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Vornado Realty Trust Competitors | 946 | 2833 | 2691 | 25 | 2.28 |
Vornado Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $38.91, suggesting a potential upside of 8.48%. As a group, “Office REITs” companies have a potential upside of 3.73%. Given Vornado Realty Trust’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Vornado Realty Trust is more favorable than its rivals.
Volatility and Risk
Vornado Realty Trust has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vornado Realty Trust’s rivals have a beta of 1.02, suggesting that their average stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Vornado Realty Trust and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Vornado Realty Trust | $1.81 billion | $904.96 million | -123.68 |
| Vornado Realty Trust Competitors | $531.01 million | -$49.56 million | 15.07 |
Vornado Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Vornado Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Summary
Vornado Realty Trust beats its rivals on 10 of the 15 factors compared.
Vornado Realty Trust Company Profile
Vornado Realty Trust is a fully – integrated equity real estate investment trust.