Apartment Investment and Management (AIV) Competitors $7.93 +0.12 (+1.54%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AIV vs. UMH, AVB, EQR, MAA, ESS, SUI, UDR, ELS, CPT, and SBRAShould you be buying Apartment Investment and Management stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Apartment Investment and Management include UMH Properties (UMH), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Equity Residential (EQR), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Sun Communities (SUI), UDR (UDR), Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), Camden Property Trust (CPT), and Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry. Apartment Investment and Management vs. UMH Properties AvalonBay Communities Equity Residential Mid-America Apartment Communities Essex Property Trust Sun Communities UDR Equity LifeStyle Properties Camden Property Trust Sabra Health Care REIT UMH Properties (NYSE:UMH) and Apartment Investment and Management (NYSE:AIV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk. Does the media prefer UMH or AIV? In the previous week, UMH Properties had 1 more articles in the media than Apartment Investment and Management. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for UMH Properties and 8 mentions for Apartment Investment and Management. Apartment Investment and Management's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat UMH Properties' score of 1.09 indicating that Apartment Investment and Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment UMH Properties 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Apartment Investment and Management 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in UMH or AIV? 75.4% of UMH Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Apartment Investment and Management shares are held by institutional investors. 8.8% of UMH Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Apartment Investment and Management shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is UMH or AIV a better dividend stock? UMH Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Apartment Investment and Management pays an annual dividend of $1.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.7%. UMH Properties pays out 3,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apartment Investment and Management pays out -136.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apartment Investment and Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, UMH or AIV? UMH Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Apartment Investment and Management. Apartment Investment and Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UMH Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUMH Properties$240.55M6.09$8.01M$0.03591.67Apartment Investment and Management$208.68M5.40-$166.20M-$0.74-10.73 Which has more volatility & risk, UMH or AIV? UMH Properties has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apartment Investment and Management has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in UMH or AIV? Apartment Investment and Management received 138 more outperform votes than UMH Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.00% of users gave Apartment Investment and Management an outperform vote while only 59.14% of users gave UMH Properties an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUMH PropertiesOutperform Votes24959.14% Underperform Votes17240.86% Apartment Investment and ManagementOutperform Votes38760.00% Underperform Votes25840.00% Do analysts rate UMH or AIV? UMH Properties currently has a consensus target price of $21.17, suggesting a potential upside of 19.25%. Given UMH Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe UMH Properties is more favorable than Apartment Investment and Management.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score UMH Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Apartment Investment and Management 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is UMH or AIV more profitable? UMH Properties has a net margin of 11.81% compared to Apartment Investment and Management's net margin of -119.76%. UMH Properties' return on equity of 6.06% beat Apartment Investment and Management's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets UMH Properties11.81% 6.06% 1.92% Apartment Investment and Management -119.76%-68.04%-11.72% SummaryUMH Properties beats Apartment Investment and Management on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Apartment Investment and Management News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AIV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AIV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricApartment Investment and ManagementReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.13B$6.90B$11.07B$18.85BDividend YieldN/A7.13%5.61%4.04%P/E Ratio-4.5958.7121.9532.55Price / Sales5.406.7025.9927.74Price / CashN/A17.3217.6017.53Price / Book2.761.642.664.45Net Income-$166.20M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.12%1.15%1.19%1.84%1 Month Performance-9.21%-5.87%-0.85%-3.25%1 Year Performance-0.75%4.59%535.87%5.03% Apartment Investment and Management Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AIVApartment Investment and Management1.5874 of 5 stars$7.93+1.5%N/A-3.0%$1.11B$208.68M-4.5860Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsUMHUMH Properties4.438 of 5 stars$17.04-1.4%$21.17+24.2%+10.8%$1.41B$240.55M131.09460Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsAVBAvalonBay Communities4.1804 of 5 stars$201.90-0.7%$237.47+17.6%+8.4%$28.74B$2.91B26.602,950Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsEQREquity Residential4.0879 of 5 stars$67.59-1.0%$78.51+16.2%+6.5%$25.66B$2.98B24.852,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsMAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.0742 of 5 stars$154.98-1.3%$168.76+8.9%+20.1%$18.12B$2.19B34.592,390Earnings ReportPositive NewsESSEssex Property Trust4.5599 of 5 stars$271.23-1.5%$307.11+13.2%+10.9%$17.45B$1.77B23.501,770Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsSUISun Communities3.385 of 5 stars$121.19-1.7%$135.70+12.0%+2.7%$15.46B$3.20B65.167,590Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsUDRUDR4.7494 of 5 stars$40.78-1.2%$46.12+13.1%+7.8%$13.51B$1.67B163.121,330Earnings ReportPositive NewsELSEquity LifeStyle Properties3.8215 of 5 stars$64.39-1.4%$74.20+15.2%+5.1%$12.31B$1.43B33.024,100Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑CPTCamden Property Trust4.1148 of 5 stars$110.90-1.2%$127.61+15.1%+12.8%$12.07B$1.54B73.931,650Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑Positive NewsSBRASabra Health Care REIT1.5506 of 5 stars$17.79-1.9%$19.33+8.7%+23.6%$4.23B$703.24M33.5740Upcoming EarningsPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UMH Alternatives AVB Alternatives EQR Alternatives MAA Alternatives ESS Alternatives SUI Alternatives UDR Alternatives ELS Alternatives CPT Alternatives SBRA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AIV) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTop performing AI play of the decade…? 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