Centerspace (CSR) Competitors

American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) and Centerspace (NYSE:CSR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AMH or CSR?

American Homes 4 Rent has higher revenue and earnings than Centerspace. Centerspace is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Homes 4 Rent, 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
American Homes 4 Rent	$1.73B	7.67	$412.43M	$1.11	32.19
Centerspace	$267.08M	3.65	-$10.69M	-$1.80	-32.31

Is AMH or CSR a better dividend stock?

American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Centerspace pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. American Homes 4 Rent pays out 108.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Centerspace pays out -171.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Homes 4 Rent has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Centerspace has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Centerspace is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor AMH or CSR?

In the previous week, American Homes 4 Rent had 16 more articles in the media than Centerspace. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent and 3 mentions for Centerspace. American Homes 4 Rent's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Centerspace's score of 1.28 indicating that American Homes 4 Rent is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Homes 4 Rent	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Centerspace	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AMH or CSR?

91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.0% of Centerspace shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Centerspace shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer AMH or CSR?

American Homes 4 Rent currently has a consensus price target of $41.07, suggesting a potential upside of 14.94%. Centerspace has a consensus price target of $69.75, suggesting a potential upside of 19.92%. Given Centerspace's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Centerspace is more favorable than American Homes 4 Rent.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Homes 4 Rent	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Centerspace	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Which has more volatility & risk, AMH or CSR?

American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centerspace has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AMH or CSR more profitable?

American Homes 4 Rent has a net margin of 23.72% compared to Centerspace's net margin of -9.13%. American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity of 5.60% beat Centerspace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Homes 4 Rent	23.72%	5.60%	3.29%
Centerspace	-9.13%	-2.81%	-1.27%

Summary

American Homes 4 Rent beats Centerspace on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.