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ELME vs. AVB, CPT, CUZ, EQR, ESS, HIW, IRT, MAA, NXRT, and UDR

Should you be buying Elme Communities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Elme Communities include AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Cousins Properties (CUZ), Equity Residential (EQR), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Independence Realty Trust (IRT), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), NexPoint Residential Trust (NXRT), and United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Elme Communities vs. Its Competitors

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

Elme Communities pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Elme Communities pays out -480.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AvalonBay Communities pays out 86.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AvalonBay Communities has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Elme Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Elme Communities has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 38.91% compared to Elme Communities' net margin of -5.78%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.70% beat Elme Communities' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Elme Communities-5.78% -1.33% -0.78%
AvalonBay Communities 38.91%9.70%5.45%

AvalonBay Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Elme Communities. Elme 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Elme Communities$241.93M6.11-$13.10M-$0.15-111.77
AvalonBay Communities$2.91B9.16$1.08B$8.1223.09

Elme Communities currently has a consensus target price of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.35%. AvalonBay Communities has a consensus target price of $217.31, indicating a potential upside of 15.88%. Given AvalonBay Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AvalonBay Communities is more favorable than Elme Communities.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Elme Communities
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
AvalonBay Communities
0 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 12 more articles in the media than Elme Communities. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 4 mentions for Elme Communities. AvalonBay Communities' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Elme Communities' score of 0.66 indicating that AvalonBay Communities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Elme Communities
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
AvalonBay Communities
10 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

87.9% of Elme Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Elme Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

AvalonBay Communities beats Elme Communities on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ELME vs. The Competition

MetricElme CommunitiesREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.48B$6.65B$12.55B$21.88B
Dividend Yield4.30%5.39%5.61%3.63%
P/E Ratio-111.7644.4421.1732.77
Price / Sales6.115.2930.0084.46
Price / Cash16.8918.4519.3418.06
Price / Book1.361.782.264.69
Net Income-$13.10M$193.23M$1.02B$1.01B
7 Day Performance-0.21%-0.44%-0.12%0.55%
1 Month Performance-0.38%-5.70%-1.71%0.01%
1 Year Performance-1.67%-19.33%538.25%10.49%

Elme Communities Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ELME
Elme Communities
1.9057 of 5 stars
$16.77
+0.1%
$18.50
+10.3%
-1.8%$1.48B$241.93M-111.76100Upcoming Earnings
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
4.4459 of 5 stars
$184.25
-0.2%
$217.31
+17.9%
-17.7%$26.27B$2.91B22.722,988
CPT
Camden Property Trust
4.2024 of 5 stars
$100.94
-0.9%
$121.61
+20.5%
-15.1%$10.79B$1.54B70.621,660
CUZ
Cousins Properties
4.3858 of 5 stars
$26.52
+1.0%
$32.18
+21.4%
-15.8%$4.45B$856.76M71.62290
EQR
Equity Residential
4.3809 of 5 stars
$61.87
-0.2%
$74.25
+20.0%
-17.7%$23.67B$2.98B23.382,500Analyst Upgrade
ESS
Essex Property Trust
4.5915 of 5 stars
$256.94
-0.2%
$297.09
+15.6%
-12.4%$16.58B$1.77B20.701,715Positive News
HIW
Highwoods Properties
3.577 of 5 stars
$29.92
+0.8%
$32.29
+7.9%
-17.5%$3.24B$825.86M25.16340News Coverage
Analyst Downgrade
IRT
Independence Realty Trust
4.6765 of 5 stars
$16.15
-1.3%
$22.14
+37.1%
-19.6%$3.78B$640.03M134.79920Positive News
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
4.7344 of 5 stars
$133.68
-0.6%
$161.78
+21.0%
-14.2%$15.65B$2.19B27.512,532Analyst Upgrade
NXRT
NexPoint Residential Trust
4.5251 of 5 stars
$30.92
-0.5%
$40.88
+32.2%
-31.5%$784.00M$259.70M-15.773Positive News
UDR
United Dominion Realty Trust
4.6708 of 5 stars
$36.13
-0.1%
$43.65
+20.8%
-19.3%$11.99B$1.67B95.231,432Analyst Forecast

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This page (NYSE:ELME) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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