Independence Realty Trust (IRT) Competitors

Independence Realty Trust (NYSE:IRT) and Nomura (NYSE:NMR) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Is IRT or NMR more profitable?

Nomura has a net margin of 7.96% compared to Independence Realty Trust's net margin of 6.15%. Nomura's return on equity of 9.19% beat Independence Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Independence Realty Trust	6.15%	1.11%	0.66%
Nomura	7.96%	9.19%	0.56%

Does the media prefer IRT or NMR?

In the previous week, Independence Realty Trust and Independence Realty Trust both had 4 articles in the media. Independence Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Nomura's score of 1.53 indicating that Independence Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Independence Realty Trust	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Nomura	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IRT or NMR?

Nomura has higher revenue and earnings than Independence Realty Trust. Nomura 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	$640.74M	6.66	$39.29M	$0.14	130.33
Nomura	$1.66T	0.01	$1.14B	$0.73	8.18

Do insiders and institutionals believe in IRT or NMR?

88.3% of Independence Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.1% of Nomura shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Independence Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Nomura shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, IRT or NMR?

Independence Realty Trust has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nomura has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend IRT or NMR?

Independence Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $22.70, suggesting a potential upside of 24.41%. Given Independence Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Independence Realty Trust is more favorable than Nomura.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Independence Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Nomura	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IRT or NMR?

Independence Realty Trust received 132 more outperform votes than Nomura when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.79% of users gave Independence Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 53.74% of users gave Nomura an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Independence Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 369 60.79%	Underperform Votes 238 39.21%
Nomura	Outperform Votes 237 53.74%	Underperform Votes 204 46.26%

Is IRT or NMR a better dividend stock?

Independence Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Nomura pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. 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. Nomura pays out 35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Independence Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Nomura is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Independence Realty Trust beats Nomura on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.