Independence Realty Trust (IRT) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, IRT or AMH?

Independence Realty Trust has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, IRT or AMH?

American Homes 4 Rent has higher revenue and earnings than Independence Realty Trust. American Homes 4 Rent 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Independence Realty Trust	$640.03M	6.36	$39.29M	$0.12	145.03
American Homes 4 Rent	$1.80B	7.03	$412.43M	$1.11	30.72

Does the media favor IRT or AMH?

In the previous week, American Homes 4 Rent had 2 more articles in the media than Independence Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent and 9 mentions for Independence Realty Trust. American Homes 4 Rent's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Independence Realty Trust's score of 1.38 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
Independence Realty Trust	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Homes 4 Rent	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is IRT or AMH a better dividend stock?

Independence Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. 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. 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. Independence Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and American Homes 4 Rent has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

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

88.3% of Independence Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Independence Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is IRT or AMH more profitable?

American Homes 4 Rent has a net margin of 23.72% compared to Independence Realty Trust's net margin of 4.31%. American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity of 5.60% beat Independence Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Independence Realty Trust	4.31%	0.78%	0.46%
American Homes 4 Rent	23.72%	5.60%	3.29%

Do analysts recommend IRT or AMH?

Independence Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $22.14, indicating a potential upside of 27.24%. American Homes 4 Rent has a consensus target price of $40.42, indicating a potential upside of 18.51%. Given Independence Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Independence Realty Trust is more favorable than American Homes 4 Rent.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Independence Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
American Homes 4 Rent	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

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