American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) Competitors $34.10 -0.52 (-1.49%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.12 +0.01 (+0.03%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AMH vs. AVB, CPT, ELS, EQR, ESS, INVH, IRT, MAA, UDR, and VICIShould you be buying American Homes 4 Rent stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Homes 4 Rent include AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS), Equity Residential (EQR), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Invitation Home (INVH), Independence Realty Trust (IRT), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR), and VICI Properties (VICI). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. American Homes 4 Rent vs. Its Competitors AvalonBay Communities Camden Property Trust Equity Lifestyle Properties Equity Residential Essex Property Trust Invitation Home Independence Realty Trust Mid-America Apartment Communities United Dominion Realty Trust VICI Properties American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) and AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AMH or AVB? 91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AMH or AVB? AvalonBay Communities has higher revenue and earnings than American Homes 4 Rent. AvalonBay Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Homes 4 Rent, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Homes 4 Rent$1.80B7.03$412.43M$1.1130.72AvalonBay Communities$2.91B9.55$1.08B$8.1224.06 Is AMH or AVB a better dividend stock? American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. American Homes 4 Rent pays out 108.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AvalonBay Communities pays out 86.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Homes 4 Rent has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and AvalonBay Communities has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. AvalonBay Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility & risk, AMH or AVB? American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer AMH or AVB? American Homes 4 Rent presently has a consensus price target of $40.42, suggesting a potential upside of 18.51%. AvalonBay Communities has a consensus price target of $218.08, suggesting a potential upside of 11.62%. Given American Homes 4 Rent's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Homes 4 Rent is more favorable than AvalonBay Communities.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Homes 4 Rent 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50AvalonBay Communities 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Is AMH or AVB more profitable? AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 38.91% compared to American Homes 4 Rent's net margin of 23.72%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.70% beat American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Homes 4 Rent23.72% 5.60% 3.29% AvalonBay Communities 38.91%9.70%5.45% Does the media refer more to AMH or AVB? In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 12 more articles in the media than American Homes 4 Rent. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 11 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent. American Homes 4 Rent's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat AvalonBay Communities' score of 1.34 indicating that American Homes 4 Rent is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Homes 4 Rent 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AvalonBay Communities 16 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAvalonBay Communities beats American Homes 4 Rent on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get American Homes 4 Rent News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AMH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 AMH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmerican Homes 4 RentREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$12.65B$6.97B$12.64B$21.54BDividend Yield3.52%4.97%5.42%3.53%P/E Ratio30.7347.07245.6429.80Price / Sales7.035.5630.5251.04Price / Cash14.0021.5322.1224.52Price / Book1.611.912.324.59Net Income$412.43M$193.23M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance-2.13%4.53%1.15%0.80%1 Month Performance-0.38%8.39%3.25%4.79%1 Year Performance-16.02%-16.74%543.76%16.13% American Homes 4 Rent Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AMHAmerican Homes 4 Rent4.8725 of 5 stars$34.10-1.5%$40.42+18.5%-13.7%$12.65B$1.80B30.731,730Positive NewsAVBAvalonBay Communities4.4229 of 5 stars$195.87+0.6%$223.43+14.1%-14.3%$27.89B$2.98B24.122,988Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeCPTCamden Property Trust4.4718 of 5 stars$112.04+1.2%$124.04+10.7%-9.5%$11.97B$1.54B78.351,660Positive NewsELSEquity Lifestyle Properties4.825 of 5 stars$60.23+1.0%$71.50+18.7%-17.8%$11.67B$1.53B31.213,800Positive NewsEQREquity Residential4.8285 of 5 stars$66.18+1.4%$77.16+16.6%-12.8%$25.28B$2.98B24.982,500Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementESSEssex Property Trust4.7637 of 5 stars$270.49+1.0%$301.42+11.4%-12.5%$17.42B$1.84B21.741,715Positive NewsINVHInvitation Home4.9819 of 5 stars$31.32+1.2%$36.85+17.7%-15.0%$19.20B$2.62B35.591,750News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementIRTIndependence Realty Trust4.8695 of 5 stars$18.10+1.3%$22.11+22.2%-13.1%$4.23B$640.03M150.79920Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementMAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.7518 of 5 stars$145.87+1.2%$162.79+11.6%-12.5%$17.08B$2.19B30.012,532Positive NewsUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust4.8355 of 5 stars$39.60+1.5%$44.83+13.2%-15.4%$13.12B$1.67B104.201,432Positive NewsVICIVICI Properties4.6842 of 5 stars$33.87+1.1%$35.55+4.9%-2.0%$36.12B$3.85B12.9820News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AvalonBay Communities Competitors Camden Property Trust Competitors Equity Lifestyle Properties Competitors Equity Residential Competitors Essex Property Trust Competitors Invitation Home Competitors Independence Realty Trust Competitors Mid-America Apartment Communities Competitors United Dominion Realty Trust Competitors VICI Properties Competitors 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:AMH) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersForget NVDA. 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