Extra Space Storage (EXR) Competitors

Extra Space Storage (NYSE:EXR) and AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Is EXR or AVB more profitable?

AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 38.91% compared to Extra Space Storage's net margin of 29.51%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.70% beat Extra Space Storage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Extra Space Storage	29.51%	6.69%	3.44%
AvalonBay Communities	38.91%	9.70%	5.45%

Which has more volatility and risk, EXR or AVB?

Extra Space Storage has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer EXR or AVB?

Extra Space Storage presently has a consensus price target of $148.64, indicating a potential downside of 1.19%. AvalonBay Communities has a consensus price target of $217.31, indicating a potential upside of 15.03%. Given AvalonBay Communities' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AvalonBay Communities is more favorable than Extra Space Storage.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Extra Space Storage	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31
AvalonBay Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Which has higher earnings & valuation, EXR or AVB?

AvalonBay Communities has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Extra Space Storage. AvalonBay Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Extra Space Storage, 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
Extra Space Storage	$3.26B	9.80	$854.68M	$4.61	32.63
AvalonBay Communities	$2.91B	9.23	$1.08B	$8.12	23.27

Is EXR or AVB a better dividend stock?

Extra Space Storage pays an annual dividend of $6.48 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%. Extra Space Storage pays out 140.6% 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 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. Extra Space Storage has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and AvalonBay Communities has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Does the media favor EXR or AVB?

In the previous week, Extra Space Storage had 5 more articles in the media than AvalonBay Communities. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Extra Space Storage and 11 mentions for AvalonBay Communities. Extra Space Storage's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat AvalonBay Communities' score of 1.12 indicating that Extra Space Storage is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Extra Space Storage	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AvalonBay Communities	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

99.1% of Extra Space Storage shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Extra Space Storage shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held 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

Extra Space Storage beats AvalonBay Communities on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.