Campus Crest Communities (CCG) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer AVB or CCG?

In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 30 more articles in the media than Campus Crest Communities. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 0 mentions for Campus Crest Communities. AvalonBay Communities' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Campus Crest Communities' score of 0.00 indicating that AvalonBay Communities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AvalonBay Communities	Positive
Campus Crest Communities	Neutral

Is AVB or CCG more profitable?

AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 37.13% compared to Campus Crest Communities' net margin of -2.45%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.15% beat Campus Crest Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AvalonBay Communities	37.13%	9.15%	5.15%
Campus Crest Communities	-2.45%	-21.76%	-8.12%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AVB or CCG?

92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.8% of Campus Crest Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Campus Crest Communities shares are owned 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.

Do analysts rate AVB or CCG?

AvalonBay Communities currently has a consensus target price of $237.86, suggesting a potential upside of 20.05%. Campus Crest Communities has a consensus target price of $2.50, suggesting a potential upside of 205.25%. Given Campus Crest Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Campus Crest Communities is more favorable than AvalonBay Communities.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AvalonBay Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47
Campus Crest Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AVB or CCG?

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
AvalonBay Communities	$2.95B	9.57	$1.08B	$8.03	24.67
Campus Crest Communities	$464.99M	0.10	-$22.55M	-$0.15	-5.46

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AVB or CCG?

AvalonBay Communities received 562 more outperform votes than Campus Crest Communities when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.96% of users gave AvalonBay Communities an outperform vote while only 48.12% of users gave Campus Crest Communities an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AvalonBay Communities	Outperform Votes 677 59.96%	Underperform Votes 452 40.04%
Campus Crest Communities	Outperform Votes 115 48.12%	Underperform Votes 124 51.88%

Which has more volatility & risk, AVB or CCG?

AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Campus Crest Communities has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

AvalonBay Communities beats Campus Crest Communities on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.