Sun Communities (SUI) Competitors

Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) and American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SUI or AMH?

American Homes 4 Rent has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sun Communities. Sun Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Homes 4 Rent, 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
Sun Communities	$3.22B	4.94	$101.80M	$10.22	12.43
American Homes 4 Rent	$1.73B	7.42	$412.43M	$1.11	31.17

Is SUI or AMH a better dividend stock?

Sun Communities pays an annual dividend of $4.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Sun Communities pays out 40.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Sun Communities has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and American Homes 4 Rent has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer SUI or AMH?

Sun Communities presently has a consensus target price of $138.43, suggesting a potential upside of 8.96%. American Homes 4 Rent has a consensus target price of $40.97, suggesting a potential upside of 18.40%. Given American Homes 4 Rent's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Homes 4 Rent is more favorable than Sun Communities.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sun Communities	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
American Homes 4 Rent	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Which has more volatility & risk, SUI or AMH?

Sun Communities has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SUI or AMH?

In the previous week, Sun Communities had 3 more articles in the media than American Homes 4 Rent. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Sun Communities and 16 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent. Sun Communities' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat American Homes 4 Rent's score of 1.16 indicating that Sun Communities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sun Communities	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Homes 4 Rent	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SUI or AMH?

99.6% of Sun Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Sun Communities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SUI or AMH more profitable?

Sun Communities has a net margin of 48.86% compared to American Homes 4 Rent's net margin of 23.72%. American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity of 5.60% beat Sun Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sun Communities	48.86%	-0.60%	-0.29%
American Homes 4 Rent	23.72%	5.60%	3.29%

Summary

American Homes 4 Rent beats Sun Communities on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.