Campus Crest Communities (CCG) Competitors

Campus Crest Communities (NYSE:CCG) and AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) are both residential reits companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

Which has more risk & volatility, CCG or AVB?

Campus Crest Communities has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CCG or AVB more profitable?

AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 38.86% compared to Campus Crest Communities' net margin of -2.45%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.65% beat Campus Crest Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Campus Crest Communities	-2.45%	-21.76%	-8.12%
AvalonBay Communities	38.86%	9.65%	5.42%

Does the media refer more to CCG or AVB?

In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 8 more articles in the media than Campus Crest Communities. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 0 mentions for Campus Crest Communities. AvalonBay Communities' average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Campus Crest Communities' score of 0.00 indicating that AvalonBay Communities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Campus Crest Communities	Neutral
AvalonBay Communities	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CCG or AVB?

19.8% of Campus Crest Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Campus Crest Communities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CCG or AVB?

AvalonBay Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Campus Crest Communities. Campus Crest Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AvalonBay Communities, 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
Campus Crest Communities	$464.99M	0.09	-$22.55M	-$0.15	-5.07
AvalonBay Communities	$2.95B	9.79	$1.08B	$8.03	25.24

Do analysts rate CCG or AVB?

Campus Crest Communities currently has a consensus price target of $176.25, indicating a potential upside of 23,090.79%. AvalonBay Communities has a consensus price target of $235.86, indicating a potential upside of 16.36%. Given Campus Crest Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Campus Crest Communities is more favorable than AvalonBay Communities.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Campus Crest Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
AvalonBay Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47

Summary

AvalonBay Communities beats Campus Crest Communities on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.