Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. TRNO scored 74.0, CUBE scored 69.0 — TRNO leads.
Compare another set
TRNO
Terreno Realty Corporation
REIT - Industrial · Financial strength
73.6Fin
$65.87 · $7.2B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
6.8
TRNO leads
CUBE
CubeSmart
REIT - Industrial · Financial strength
66.8Fin
$37.85 · $8.6B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthTRNO+24.5%
Strongest balance sheetTRNO0.21
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Fundamentals, head-to-head
TRNO
CUBE
3.5%B+
Yield
5.6%A-
+24.5%A-
Rev
+5.3%C+
0.21A
D/E
1.34C+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
The companies
TRNOTerreno Realty Corporation
REIT - Industrial · $65.87 · beta 1.04
Why now
REIT - Industrial · market cap $7.2b. 17% off the 52-week high of $78.94. Revenue growing +25%, comfortably above the S&P median. 17 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $74.12 (implying +13% upside).
Moat
Net margin 77% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma.
Risk
P/S 14.3x embeds aggressive forward growth — disappointing top-line guidance would compress the multiple hard.
CUBECubeSmart
REIT - Industrial · $37.85 · beta 1.04
Why now
REIT - Industrial · market cap $8.6b. 13% off the 52-week high of $43.26. 16 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $43.63 (implying +15% upside).
Moat
Net margin 29% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. ROE 12% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Dividend payout 145% of earnings on a 5.6% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
Not investment advice. The Bull Rankings publishes a quantitative ranking model and accompanying analysis for general informational purposes only. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security; nothing is personalized to your circumstances, risk tolerance, or tax situation. Investing carries the risk of loss — invest at your own risk and consider consulting a licensed financial professional before acting on anything you read here. See terms and methodology for full disclosures.
Common questions
Is TRNO or CUBE the better stock?
TRNO scores higher: TRNO 74.0, CUBE 69.0 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
How are TRNO and CUBE scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.