Comparing Wereldhave (OTCMKTS:WRDEF) and SITE Centers (NYSE:SITC)

Wereldhave (OTCMKTS:WRDEF) and SITE Centers (NYSE:SITC) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Wereldhave and SITE Centers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wereldhave	N/A	N/A	N/A
SITE Centers	91.77%	23.05%	11.48%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Wereldhave and SITE Centers”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wereldhave	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SITE Centers	$507.19 million	6.83	$265.70 million	$1.02	16.22

SITE Centers has higher revenue and earnings than Wereldhave.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

42.5% of Wereldhave shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of SITE Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of SITE Centers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Wereldhave and SITE Centers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wereldhave	0	0	0	0	N/A
SITE Centers	0	8	2	0	2.20

SITE Centers has a consensus target price of $97.18, indicating a potential upside of 487.54%. Given SITE Centers’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SITE Centers is more favorable than Wereldhave.

Summary

SITE Centers beats Wereldhave on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Wereldhave

Wereldhave N.V. (the Company) is an investment company that invests in real estate (shopping centers and offices). The property portfolio of Wereldhave N.V. and its subsidiaries (the Group') is located in Belgium, France and the Netherlands. The Group is principally involved in leasing investment property under operating leases. The property management is performed by Group management companies. The Company is a limited liability company incorporated and domiciled in the Netherlands. The address of the Company's registered office is Nieuwe Passeerdersstraat 1, 1016 XP Amsterdam. The shares of the Company are listed on the Euronext Stock Exchange in Amsterdam.

About SITE Centers

SITE Centers is an owner and manager of open-air shopping centers located in suburban, high household income communities. The Company is a self-administered and self-managed REIT operating as a fully integrated real estate company, and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SITC.