Apartment Investment and Management (AIV) Competitors

UMH Properties (NYSE:UMH) and Apartment Investment and Management (NYSE:AIV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Is UMH or AIV more profitable?

UMH Properties has a net margin of 11.51% compared to Apartment Investment and Management's net margin of -50.37%. UMH Properties' return on equity of 5.14% beat Apartment Investment and Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UMH Properties	11.51%	5.14%	1.86%
Apartment Investment and Management	-50.37%	-45.41%	-5.34%

Which has more risk & volatility, UMH or AIV?

UMH Properties has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apartment Investment and Management has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor UMH or AIV?

In the previous week, UMH Properties had 4 more articles in the media than Apartment Investment and Management. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for UMH Properties and 2 mentions for Apartment Investment and Management. Apartment Investment and Management's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat UMH Properties' score of 0.31 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Apartment Investment and Management	1 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 have more ownership 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Apartment Investment and Management shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
UMH Properties	$240.55M	5.92	$21.64M	$0.12	141.17
Apartment Investment and Management	$208.68M	5.95	-$102.47M	-$0.77	-11.38

Do analysts rate UMH or AIV?

UMH Properties presently has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.97%. Given UMH Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Apartment Investment and Management	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

UMH Properties beats Apartment Investment and Management on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.