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Andrew MoffsCT Real Estate InvestmentCRT.UN.TOWEAK BUYJul 29, 2021

Canadian Tire REIT, very safe. Long-term leases. How secure are the cashflows and what is the credit quality? Both rank pretty high. Feels pretty good about the distribution. Not a ton of internal growth. Safe way to participate in real estate, but you won't generate a ton of upside. Acquisitions and development will start to be more extensive.
$16.92

Stock price when the opinion was issued

$17.67

As of May 29, 2026. Market Open.

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WEAK BUY
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CT hold Canadian Tire, while Smartcentres holds Walmart. Both are very stable and low internal growth rates. The latter pays over a 7% dividend, a little more than CT, but the payout ratio is 100%. Therefore, he prefers CT.

HOLD

92% of rent comes from Canadian Tire, which in turn owns about 70% of the REIT. Very stable, so not a tremendous amount of growth. About 2% topline growth translates into ~3% on the bottom line, and that's all you can expect. Interesting transactions. Thinks highly of management. Safe distribution, just south of 6%.

TOP PICK

Likes it technically, pushing higher. Series of higher highs and higher lows. Looks as though it wants to break out. If you think we're heading into a defensive environment (his view), then this will work like a bond. Boring, but gives your capital some protection and spits out dividends. Yield is 5.98%.

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BUY

Similar to grocery-anchored. Suite of tenants connected to Canadian Tire. Very well structured with nice little increases in rent over time along with inflation. Really likes it. Very stable. With tariffs, he suspects that more of us will shop Canadian brands to support our Canadian economy.

BUY

Over 90% of rents come from Canadian Tire, secure cashflow. Over 99% occupancy. Internal growth has contracted, but this is short-term. Perhaps only 2% capital growth, but a safe distribution. Yield is 6.5%.

WEAK BUY

Like Choice REIT is to Loblaw, CRT is to Canadian Tire. The 6% dividend is safe, based on a safe payout ratio. If interest rates stay pat, these shares won't move much, but if rates fall, CRT will do well.

HOLD

Very stable. Sleep at night with an investment-grade tenant like Canadian Tire. Discount to NAV. Not a lot of upside in terms of growth, which would come from acquisitions. Sees no current risks. Distribution yield is 6.8%.

HOLD

Not for growth, but own for stability of cashflow from its investment-grade tenant, Canadian Tire. One of the largest REITs in Canada. Discount to NAV. Stable, keep holding. Yield is around 6.5%.

HOLD

Thinks highly of it and management. 92% of rents come from Canadian Tire. Very safe distribution yield, low leverage around 40%. Not concerned about balance sheet. Decent job growing net operating income by 2.6% YOY.

Unspecified

It owns the assets of Canadian Tire. Has a net lease structure where the tenants are responsible for operations and asset improvements, Stable earnings at 5% plus. Good management and low growth.

COMMENT
Canadian Tire Reit. 92% of rent comes from Canadian Tire and almost 70% of the stock is owned by Canadian Tire. Stable 5% yield. Premium to NAV.
BUY

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. A solid REIT. Not too expensive with good tenants and income. Cashflow is good. They raised distributions in June. Cashflow rose 5% last quarter with the payout ratio low at 72.6%. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Mar 10/20, Up 14%) REIT spin off from Canadian Tire. Did very well relative to other REITs. Challenge is rising interest rates. Performs like bond proxies. Look at it as an alternative to bonds but it could see pressure from interest rate rising.
BUY

CT REIT (Canadian Tire) vs. Choice Properties (Loblaw) based on dividends for seniors He likes both REITs. Both dividends are safe, Choice paying 5.4% and CT 4.9%, and both well run. He owns Choice and bullish their outlook. He likes Loblaw as an operator and there is opportunity here. CT is very stable, with their development in Toronto's Yonge/Eglinton, a fantastic location, but very patient with this coming online in several phases.