IRT vs. AVB, CPT, CSR, ELME, EQR, ESS, MAA, NXRT, UDR, and UMH
Should 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
Independence Realty Trust (NYSE:IRT) and AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.
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.
In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 4 more articles in the media than Independence Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 4 mentions for Independence Realty Trust. AvalonBay Communities' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Independence Realty Trust's score of 1.14 indicating that AvalonBay Communities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
88.3% of Independence Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Independence Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Independence Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Independence Realty Trust pays out 485.7% 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 pays out 87.2% 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 has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and AvalonBay Communities has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
Independence Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $22.70, indicating a potential upside of 27.67%. AvalonBay Communities has a consensus target price of $235.86, indicating a potential upside of 15.67%. Given Independence Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Independence Realty Trust is more favorable than AvalonBay Communities.
AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 38.86% compared to Independence Realty Trust's net margin of 4.70%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.65% beat Independence Realty Trust's return on equity.
Independence Realty Trust has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
AvalonBay Communities beats Independence Realty Trust on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:IRT) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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