AVB vs. EQR, ESS, MAA, SUI, UDR, CPT, ELS, UMH, AIV, and INVH
Should you be buying AvalonBay Communities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AvalonBay Communities include Equity Residential (EQR), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Sun Communities (SUI), United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS), UMH Properties (UMH), Apartment Investment and Management (AIV), and Invitation Home (INVH). These companies are all part of the "reit - eqty trust - resid" industry.
AvalonBay Communities vs. Its Competitors
AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) and Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, dividends and valuation.
92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Equity Residential shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Equity Residential shares are owned by company 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.
In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 1 more articles in the media than Equity Residential. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 14 mentions for Equity Residential. Equity Residential's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat AvalonBay Communities' score of 1.07 indicating that Equity Residential is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Equity Residential pays an annual dividend of $2.77 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. AvalonBay Communities pays out 87.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Equity Residential pays out 105.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AvalonBay Communities has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Equity Residential has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Equity Residential is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equity Residential has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
AvalonBay Communities has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Equity Residential. Equity Residential is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AvalonBay Communities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 38.86% compared to Equity Residential's net margin of 33.11%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.65% beat Equity Residential's return on equity.
AvalonBay Communities presently has a consensus price target of $235.86, suggesting a potential upside of 15.67%. Equity Residential has a consensus price target of $79.25, suggesting a potential upside of 19.51%. Given Equity Residential's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Equity Residential is more favorable than AvalonBay Communities.
Summary
Equity Residential beats AvalonBay Communities on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:AVB) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff