Independence Realty Trust (IRT) Competitors $16.75 -0.02 (-0.12%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.76 +0.00 (+0.03%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock IRT vs. AVB, CPT, CSR, ELME, EQR, ESS, MAA, NXRT, UDR, and UMHShould you be buying Independence Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Independence Realty Trust include AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Centerspace (CSR), Elme Communities (ELME), Equity Residential (EQR), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), NexPoint Residential Trust (NXRT), United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR), and UMH Properties (UMH). These companies are all part of the "reit - eqty trust - resid" industry. Independence Realty Trust vs. Its Competitors AvalonBay Communities Camden Property Trust Centerspace Elme Communities Equity Residential Essex Property Trust Mid-America Apartment Communities NexPoint Residential Trust United Dominion Realty Trust UMH Properties AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) and Independence Realty Trust (NYSE:IRT) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Is AVB or IRT a better dividend stock? AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Independence Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. 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. Independence Realty Trust pays out 566.7% 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 and Independence Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Which has more risk and volatility, AVB or IRT? AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Independence Realty Trust has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AVB or IRT? 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of Independence Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Independence Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is AVB or IRT more profitable? AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 38.91% compared to Independence Realty Trust's net margin of 4.31%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.70% beat Independence Realty Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AvalonBay Communities38.91% 9.70% 5.45% Independence Realty Trust 4.31%0.78%0.46% Which has better valuation & earnings, AVB or IRT? AvalonBay Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Independence Realty Trust. AvalonBay Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Independence Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvalonBay Communities$2.91B9.01$1.08B$8.1222.70Independence Realty Trust$640.03M6.12$39.29M$0.12139.58 Do analysts rate AVB or IRT? AvalonBay Communities currently has a consensus target price of $234.43, suggesting a potential upside of 27.16%. Independence Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $22.60, suggesting a potential upside of 34.93%. Given Independence Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Independence Realty Trust 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) 2.47Independence Realty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Does the media refer more to AVB or IRT? In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 23 more articles in the media than Independence Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 14 mentions for Independence Realty Trust. Independence Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat AvalonBay Communities' score of 0.58 indicating that Independence Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AvalonBay Communities 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Independence Realty Trust 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAvalonBay Communities beats Independence Realty Trust on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Independence Realty Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IRT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IRT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IRT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIndependence Realty TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.92B$6.80B$12.04B$20.63BDividend Yield4.05%5.19%5.63%3.67%P/E Ratio139.5845.8119.7829.01Price / Sales6.125.3325.9465.92Price / Cash14.3622.3421.3322.82Price / Book1.101.892.094.43Net Income$39.29M$193.23M$1.00B$993.74M7 Day Performance-3.49%-3.87%-2.46%-3.39%1 Month Performance-5.10%-5.02%-0.85%-2.10%1 Year Performance-14.04%-17.07%537.09%10.09% Independence Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IRTIndependence Realty Trust4.1952 of 5 stars$16.75-0.1%$22.60+34.9%-12.7%$3.92B$640.03M139.58920News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeGap UpAVBAvalonBay Communities4.8652 of 5 stars$198.79-1.5%$235.07+18.3%-13.5%$28.72B$2.91B24.762,988Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCPTCamden Property Trust4.1561 of 5 stars$112.22-1.2%$129.28+15.2%-7.0%$12.13B$1.54B102.951,660Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeCSRCenterspace3.7471 of 5 stars$56.82-1.4%$70.78+24.6%-23.1%$963.94M$263.57M-50.73470News CoverageUpcoming EarningsELMEElme Communities2.3217 of 5 stars$15.66-1.7%$18.50+18.1%-9.5%$1.40B$241.93M-104.39100News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsEQREquity Residential4.6264 of 5 stars$66.16-1.8%$78.81+19.1%-11.2%$25.60B$2.98B25.252,500News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsESSEssex Property Trust4.7841 of 5 stars$283.39-1.3%$310.94+9.7%-10.2%$18.48B$1.77B27.121,715News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastMAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.3826 of 5 stars$149.37-1.5%$168.81+13.0%-4.4%$17.75B$2.19B31.122,532Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNXRTNexPoint Residential Trust4.6219 of 5 stars$33.01-2.5%$43.58+32.0%-30.6%$855.89M$259.70M-25.793News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust4.5364 of 5 stars$39.90-1.3%$46.07+15.5%-5.0%$13.39B$1.67B114.001,432Positive NewsEarnings ReportShort Interest ↑UMHUMH Properties4.521 of 5 stars$16.48-2.0%$21.00+27.4%-10.3%$1.41B$240.55M137.34460Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AVB Competitors CPT Competitors CSR Competitors ELME Competitors EQR Competitors ESS Competitors MAA Competitors NXRT Competitors UDR Competitors UMH Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:IRT) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredMarket Crash Warning: How to Protect Your Wealth Before August 12thChina tariffs hit August 12—and experts warn a market meltdown may follow. 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