NexPoint Residential Trust (NXRT) Competitors $30.49 -0.11 (-0.36%) Closing price 10/20/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.44 -0.05 (-0.17%) As of 10/20/2025 07:15 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 NXRT vs. AVB, CPT, CSR, ELME, EQR, ESS, IRT, MAA, UDR, and UMHShould you be buying NexPoint Residential Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NexPoint Residential Trust include AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Centerspace (CSR), Elme Communities (ELME), Equity Residential (EQR), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Independence Realty Trust (IRT), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR), and UMH Properties (UMH). These companies are all part of the "reit - eqty trust - resid" industry. NexPoint Residential Trust vs. Its Competitors AvalonBay Communities Camden Property Trust Centerspace Elme Communities Equity Residential Essex Property Trust Independence Realty Trust Mid-America Apartment Communities United Dominion Realty Trust UMH Properties AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) and NexPoint Residential Trust (NYSE:NXRT) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Is AVB or NXRT a better dividend stock? AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. NexPoint Residential Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. 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. NexPoint Residential Trust pays out -104.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AvalonBay Communities has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and NexPoint Residential Trust has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. NexPoint Residential Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more risk & volatility, AVB or NXRT? AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NexPoint Residential Trust has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is AVB or NXRT more profitable? AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 38.91% compared to NexPoint Residential Trust's net margin of -19.55%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.70% beat NexPoint Residential Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AvalonBay Communities38.91% 9.70% 5.45% NexPoint Residential Trust -19.55%-12.54%-2.62% Which has better earnings & valuation, AVB or NXRT? AvalonBay Communities has higher revenue and earnings than NexPoint Residential Trust. NexPoint Residential Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AvalonBay Communities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvalonBay Communities$2.91B9.13$1.08B$8.1223.02NexPoint Residential Trust$259.70M2.98$1.11M-$1.96-15.56 Do analysts prefer AVB or NXRT? AvalonBay Communities presently has a consensus price target of $217.31, suggesting a potential upside of 16.25%. NexPoint Residential Trust has a consensus price target of $40.88, suggesting a potential upside of 34.06%. Given NexPoint Residential Trust's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NexPoint Residential 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) 12 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29NexPoint Residential Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88 Does the media refer more to AVB or NXRT? In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 14 more articles in the media than NexPoint Residential Trust. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 2 mentions for NexPoint Residential Trust. NexPoint Residential Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat AvalonBay Communities' score of 0.89 indicating that NexPoint Residential 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive NexPoint Residential Trust 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in AVB or NXRT? 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.6% of NexPoint Residential Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of NexPoint Residential Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAvalonBay Communities beats NexPoint Residential Trust on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get NexPoint Residential Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NXRT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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 NXRT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNexPoint Residential TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$776.15M$6.63B$12.54B$21.85BDividend Yield6.67%5.39%5.61%3.63%P/E Ratio-15.5642.1221.1732.72Price / Sales2.985.3129.9665.90Price / Cash6.1718.4519.3418.06Price / Book1.891.792.274.71Net Income$1.11M$193.23M$1.02B$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.31%-0.32%-0.62%-0.02%1 Month Performance-7.07%-5.16%-1.35%0.33%1 Year Performance-30.81%-17.85%572.43%11.71% NexPoint Residential Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NXRTNexPoint Residential Trust4.5534 of 5 stars$30.49-0.4%$40.88+34.1%-31.8%$776.15M$259.70M-15.563Positive NewsAVBAvalonBay Communities4.4922 of 5 stars$184.65+0.1%$217.31+17.7%-17.7%$26.27B$2.91B22.742,988CPTCamden Property Trust4.0471 of 5 stars$101.81+0.1%$121.61+19.4%-14.6%$10.86B$1.54B71.201,660Positive NewsCSRCenterspace3.0464 of 5 stars$58.91+1.5%$68.00+15.4%-14.9%$972.56M$260.98M-32.73470ELMEElme Communities1.91 of 5 stars$16.80+1.2%$18.50+10.1%-1.3%$1.46B$241.93M-111.99100EQREquity Residential4.4196 of 5 stars$62.06+0.6%$74.25+19.6%-17.5%$23.55B$2.98B23.422,500Analyst UpgradeESSEssex Property Trust4.614 of 5 stars$257.76+0.7%$297.09+15.3%-12.0%$16.48B$1.77B20.721,715Positive NewsIRTIndependence Realty Trust4.5657 of 5 stars$16.37+1.6%$22.14+35.3%-19.4%$3.77B$640.03M136.42920News CoveragePositive NewsMAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.7165 of 5 stars$134.490.0%$161.78+20.3%-14.1%$15.75B$2.19B27.672,532Analyst UpgradeUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust4.6859 of 5 stars$36.15+1.2%$43.65+20.8%-19.0%$11.83B$1.67B95.131,432Analyst ForecastUMHUMH Properties4.3989 of 5 stars$14.23+0.8%$18.50+30.0%-23.7%$1.20B$240.55M101.64460 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AvalonBay Communities Alternatives Camden Property Trust Alternatives Centerspace Alternatives Elme Communities Alternatives Equity Residential Alternatives Essex Property Trust Alternatives Independence Realty Trust Alternatives Mid-America Apartment Communities Alternatives United Dominion Realty Trust Alternatives UMH Properties Alternatives 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:NXRT) was last updated on 10/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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