Centerspace (CSR) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate CSR or AMH?

Centerspace presently has a consensus price target of $71.56, suggesting a potential upside of 19.17%. American Homes 4 Rent has a consensus price target of $40.90, suggesting a potential upside of 14.34%. Given Centerspace's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Centerspace is more favorable than American Homes 4 Rent.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centerspace	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
American Homes 4 Rent	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Is CSR or AMH a better dividend stock?

Centerspace pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Centerspace pays out -275.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Homes 4 Rent pays out 111.1% 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 has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and American Homes 4 Rent has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Centerspace is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is CSR or AMH more profitable?

American Homes 4 Rent has a net margin of 23.41% compared to Centerspace's net margin of -4.23%. American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity of 5.45% beat Centerspace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centerspace	-4.23%	-1.30%	-0.59%
American Homes 4 Rent	23.41%	5.45%	3.21%

Does the media prefer CSR or AMH?

In the previous week, American Homes 4 Rent had 2 more articles in the media than Centerspace. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent and 2 mentions for Centerspace. American Homes 4 Rent's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Centerspace's score of 0.00 indicating that American Homes 4 Rent is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CSR or AMH?

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
Centerspace	$260.98M	3.85	-$10.69M	-$1.12	-53.61
American Homes 4 Rent	$1.73B	7.66	$412.43M	$1.08	33.12

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

79.0% of Centerspace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Centerspace shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CSR or AMH?

Centerspace has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

American Homes 4 Rent beats Centerspace on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.