Armada Hoffler Properties (AHH) Competitors

American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) and Armada Hoffler Properties (NYSE:AHH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is AAT or AHH more profitable?

American Assets Trust has a net margin of 16.26% compared to Armada Hoffler Properties' net margin of 4.39%. American Assets Trust's return on equity of 6.47% beat Armada Hoffler Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Assets Trust	16.26%	6.47%	2.34%
Armada Hoffler Properties	4.39%	3.40%	0.95%

Is AAT or AHH a better dividend stock?

American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Armada Hoffler Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. American Assets Trust pays out 117.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Armada Hoffler Properties pays out 466.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Assets Trust has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Does the media favor AAT or AHH?

In the previous week, Armada Hoffler Properties had 3 more articles in the media than American Assets Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Armada Hoffler Properties and 2 mentions for American Assets Trust. Armada Hoffler Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat American Assets Trust's score of 1.00 indicating that Armada Hoffler Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Assets Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Armada Hoffler Properties	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, AAT or AHH?

American Assets Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Armada Hoffler Properties. American Assets Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Armada Hoffler Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Assets Trust	$452.81M	2.72	$72.82M	$1.16	17.39
Armada Hoffler Properties	$546.16M	1.30	$35.65M	$0.12	57.08

Which has more risk and volatility, AAT or AHH?

American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Armada Hoffler Properties has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AAT or AHH?

90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.3% of Armada Hoffler Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of Armada Hoffler Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate AAT or AHH?

American Assets Trust presently has a consensus price target of $20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.64%. Armada Hoffler Properties has a consensus price target of $8.38, suggesting a potential upside of 22.26%. Given Armada Hoffler Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Armada Hoffler Properties is more favorable than American Assets Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Assets Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Armada Hoffler Properties	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Summary

American Assets Trust beats Armada Hoffler Properties on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.