SUI vs. AVB, EQR, ESS, MAA, UDR, CPT, ELS, UMH, AIV, and INVH
Should you be buying Sun Communities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sun Communities include AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Equity Residential (EQR), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS), UMH Properties (UMH), Apartment Investment and Management (AIV), and Invitation Home (INVH). These companies are all part of the "reit - eqty trust - resid" industry.
Sun Communities vs. Its Competitors
Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) and AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and dividends.
Sun Communities presently has a consensus price target of $138.08, indicating a potential upside of 7.48%. AvalonBay Communities has a consensus price target of $235.86, indicating a potential upside of 16.78%. Given AvalonBay Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AvalonBay Communities is more favorable than Sun Communities.
Sun Communities has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
AvalonBay Communities has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sun Communities. AvalonBay Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sun Communities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 38.86% compared to Sun Communities' net margin of 2.85%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.65% beat Sun Communities' return on equity.
Sun Communities pays an annual dividend of $4.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Sun Communities pays out 671.0% 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. Sun Communities has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and AvalonBay Communities has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. AvalonBay Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 7 more articles in the media than Sun Communities. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 7 mentions for Sun Communities. Sun Communities' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat AvalonBay Communities' score of 1.08 indicating that Sun Communities is being referred to more favorably in the media.
99.6% of Sun Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Sun Communities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
AvalonBay Communities beats Sun Communities on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:SUI) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
