TPG RE Finance Trust (NYSE:TRTX) & Gecina (OTCMKTS:GECFF) Financial Comparison

TPG RE Finance Trust (NYSE:TRTX) and Gecina (OTCMKTS:GECFF) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for TPG RE Finance Trust and Gecina, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TPG RE Finance Trust	0	5	2	0	2.29
Gecina	0	2	0	1	2.67

TPG RE Finance Trust currently has a consensus target price of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.80%. Given TPG RE Finance Trust’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe TPG RE Finance Trust is more favorable than Gecina.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares TPG RE Finance Trust and Gecina”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TPG RE Finance Trust	$351.97 million	1.99	$74.33 million	$0.65	13.68
Gecina	$751.58 million	9.91	$335.20 million	N/A	N/A

Gecina has higher revenue and earnings than TPG RE Finance Trust.

Profitability

This table compares TPG RE Finance Trust and Gecina’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TPG RE Finance Trust	21.09%	6.61%	1.89%
Gecina	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

TPG RE Finance Trust has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gecina has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

57.1% of TPG RE Finance Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of TPG RE Finance Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

TPG RE Finance Trust beats Gecina on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TPG RE Finance Trust

TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc., a commercial real estate finance company, originates, acquires, and manages commercial mortgage loans and other commercial real estate-related debt instruments in the United States. It invests in commercial mortgage loans; subordinate mortgage interests, mezzanine loans, secured real estate securities, note financing, preferred equity, and miscellaneous debt instruments; and commercial real estate collateralized loan obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities secured by properties primarily in the multifamily, life science, mixed-use, hospitality, self storage, industrial, and retail real estate sectors. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

About Gecina

A specialist in centrality and uses, Gecina operates innovative and sustainable living spaces. The real estate investment company owns, manages and develops a unique portfolio in the heart of central areas of the Paris Region, covering more than 1.2 million sq.m of offices and more than 9,000 housing units, almost three-quarters of which are located in Paris City or in Neuilly-sur-Seine. This portfolio is valued at 17.1 billion euros at end-2023. Gecina has firmly established its focus on innovation and its human approach at the heart of its strategy to create value and deliver on its purpose: Empowering shared human experiences at the heart of our sustainable spaces. For our 100,000 clients, this ambition is supported by our client-centric brand YouFirst. It is also positioned at the heart of UtilesEnsemble, our program setting out our solidarity-based commitments to the environment, to people and to the quality of life in cities. Gecina is a French real estate investment trust (SIIC) listed on Euronext Paris, and is part of the SBF 120, CAC Next 20, CAC Large 60 and CAC 40 ESG indices. Gecina is also recognized as one of the top-performing companies in its industry by leading sustainability benchmarks and rankings (GRESB, Sustainalytics, MSCI, ISS-ESG and CDP).