IRT vs. AMH, AVB, CPT, CSR, 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 American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Centerspace (CSR), 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
American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) and Independence Realty Trust (NYSE:IRT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.
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.
91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of Independence Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Independence Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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.
In the previous week, American Homes 4 Rent had 5 more articles in the media than Independence Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent and 8 mentions for Independence Realty Trust. American Homes 4 Rent's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Independence Realty Trust's score of 1.47 indicating that American Homes 4 Rent is being referred to more favorably in the media.
American Homes 4 Rent currently has a consensus target price of $40.42, suggesting a potential upside of 18.49%. Independence Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $22.14, suggesting a potential upside of 27.26%. Given Independence Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Independence Realty Trust is more favorable than American Homes 4 Rent.
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 an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. 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 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 has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Independence Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Independence Realty Trust has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
American Homes 4 Rent beats Independence Realty Trust on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:IRT) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
