Campus Crest Communities (CCG) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AVB or CCG?

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

Do analysts prefer AVB or CCG?

AvalonBay Communities currently has a consensus price target of $235.86, suggesting a potential upside of 16.42%. Campus Crest Communities has a consensus price target of $176.25, suggesting a potential upside of 23,090.79%. Given Campus Crest Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer AVB or CCG?

In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 9 more articles in the media than Campus Crest Communities. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 0 mentions for Campus Crest Communities. AvalonBay Communities' average media sentiment score of 1.48 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 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
AvalonBay Communities	38.86%	9.65%	5.42%
Campus Crest Communities	-2.45%	-21.76%	-8.12%

Which has more risk and volatility, AVB or CCG?

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	9.79	$1.08B	$8.03	25.23
Campus Crest Communities	$464.99M	0.09	-$22.55M	-$0.15	-5.07

Summary

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