Preferred Apartment Communities Competitors

Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) and Preferred Apartment Communities (NYSE:APTS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Easterly Government Properties and Preferred Apartment Communities' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Risk and Volatility

Easterly Government Properties has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Preferred Apartment Communities has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Easterly Government Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Preferred Apartment Communities pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Easterly Government Properties pays out 86.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Preferred Apartment Communities pays out 51.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Easterly Government Properties has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Preferred Apartment Communities has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Preferred Apartment Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Easterly Government Properties and Preferred Apartment Communities' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Easterly Government Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Preferred Apartment Communities. Preferred Apartment Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Easterly Government Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.9% of Easterly Government Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.1% of Preferred Apartment Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.9% of Easterly Government Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Preferred Apartment Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Easterly Government Properties and Preferred Apartment Communities, as reported by MarketBeat.

Easterly Government Properties presently has a consensus price target of $25.5714, suggesting a potential upside of 18.99%. Preferred Apartment Communities has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.07%. Given Easterly Government Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Easterly Government Properties is more favorable than Preferred Apartment Communities.

Summary

Easterly Government Properties beats Preferred Apartment Communities on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

Monmouth Real Estate Investment (NYSE:MNR) and Preferred Apartment Communities (NYSE:APTS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and risk.

Dividends

Monmouth Real Estate Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Preferred Apartment Communities pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Monmouth Real Estate Investment pays out 92.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Preferred Apartment Communities pays out 51.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Monmouth Real Estate Investment has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Preferred Apartment Communities has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Preferred Apartment Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Monmouth Real Estate Investment and Preferred Apartment Communities' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Monmouth Real Estate Investment and Preferred Apartment Communities' gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Preferred Apartment Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Monmouth Real Estate Investment. Preferred Apartment Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Monmouth Real Estate Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Monmouth Real Estate Investment has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Preferred Apartment Communities has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Monmouth Real Estate Investment and Preferred Apartment Communities, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Monmouth Real Estate Investment currently has a consensus price target of $16.6667, suggesting a potential downside of 5.78%. Preferred Apartment Communities has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.07%. Given Preferred Apartment Communities' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Preferred Apartment Communities is more favorable than Monmouth Real Estate Investment.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

67.6% of Monmouth Real Estate Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.1% of Preferred Apartment Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Monmouth Real Estate Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Preferred Apartment Communities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) and Preferred Apartment Communities (NYSE:APTS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

99.7% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.1% of Preferred Apartment Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Preferred Apartment Communities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Acadia Realty Trust and Preferred Apartment Communities' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Acadia Realty Trust and Preferred Apartment Communities, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Acadia Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $14.7778, suggesting a potential downside of 24.56%. Preferred Apartment Communities has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.07%. Given Preferred Apartment Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Preferred Apartment Communities is more favorable than Acadia Realty Trust.

Risk & Volatility

Acadia Realty Trust has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Preferred Apartment Communities has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Acadia Realty Trust and Preferred Apartment Communities' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Acadia Realty Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Preferred Apartment Communities. Preferred Apartment Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadia Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Acadia Realty Trust beats Preferred Apartment Communities on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Preferred Apartment Communities (NYSE:APTS) and Columbia Property Trust (NYSE:CXP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

54.1% of Preferred Apartment Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of Columbia Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Preferred Apartment Communities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Columbia Property Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Preferred Apartment Communities and Columbia Property Trust's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Preferred Apartment Communities and Columbia Property Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Preferred Apartment Communities presently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.07%. Columbia Property Trust has a consensus target price of $14.50, suggesting a potential downside of 0.75%. Given Columbia Property Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Columbia Property Trust is more favorable than Preferred Apartment Communities.

Volatility & Risk

Preferred Apartment Communities has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbia Property Trust has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Preferred Apartment Communities pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Columbia Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Preferred Apartment Communities pays out 51.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Columbia Property Trust pays out 56.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Preferred Apartment Communities has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Columbia Property Trust has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Preferred Apartment Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Preferred Apartment Communities and Columbia Property Trust's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Columbia Property Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Preferred Apartment Communities. Preferred Apartment Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbia Property Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Columbia Property Trust beats Preferred Apartment Communities on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

Preferred Apartment Communities (NYSE:APTS) and Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (NYSE:SKT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

54.1% of Preferred Apartment Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Preferred Apartment Communities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Preferred Apartment Communities and Tanger Factory Outlet Centers' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Preferred Apartment Communities and Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Preferred Apartment Communities presently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.07%. Tanger Factory Outlet Centers has a consensus target price of $7.40, suggesting a potential downside of 58.29%. Given Preferred Apartment Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Preferred Apartment Communities is more favorable than Tanger Factory Outlet Centers.

Volatility & Risk

Preferred Apartment Communities has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tanger Factory Outlet Centers has a beta of 2.1, indicating that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Preferred Apartment Communities pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Tanger Factory Outlet Centers pays an annual dividend of $0.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Preferred Apartment Communities pays out 51.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tanger Factory Outlet Centers pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Preferred Apartment Communities has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Preferred Apartment Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Preferred Apartment Communities and Tanger Factory Outlet Centers' top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers has higher revenue and earnings than Preferred Apartment Communities. Preferred Apartment Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers beats Preferred Apartment Communities on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Preferred Apartment Communities (NYSE:APTS) and Global Net Lease (NYSE:GNL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Preferred Apartment Communities and Global Net Lease's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Global Net Lease has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Preferred Apartment Communities. Preferred Apartment Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Net Lease, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Preferred Apartment Communities and Global Net Lease's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Dividends

Preferred Apartment Communities pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Global Net Lease pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Preferred Apartment Communities pays out 51.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Net Lease pays out 86.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Preferred Apartment Communities has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Global Net Lease has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

54.1% of Preferred Apartment Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.8% of Global Net Lease shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Preferred Apartment Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Global Net Lease shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Preferred Apartment Communities has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Net Lease has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Preferred Apartment Communities and Global Net Lease, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Preferred Apartment Communities currently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.07%. Global Net Lease has a consensus target price of $21.1667, suggesting a potential upside of 16.17%. Given Global Net Lease's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Global Net Lease is more favorable than Preferred Apartment Communities.

Summary

Global Net Lease beats Preferred Apartment Communities on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.