Sun Communities (SUI) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AMH or SUI?

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

Which has more risk and volatility, AMH or SUI?

American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sun Communities has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer AMH or SUI?

In the previous week, Sun Communities had 5 more articles in the media than American Homes 4 Rent. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Sun Communities and 6 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent. American Homes 4 Rent's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Sun Communities' score of 1.05 indicating that American Homes 4 Rent is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Homes 4 Rent	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sun Communities	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AMH or SUI more profitable?

American Homes 4 Rent has a net margin of 23.41% compared to Sun Communities' net margin of 2.85%. American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity of 5.45% beat Sun Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Homes 4 Rent	23.41%	5.45%	3.21%
Sun Communities	2.85%	1.41%	0.62%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AMH or SUI?

American Homes 4 Rent has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sun Communities. American Homes 4 Rent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sun Communities, 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
American Homes 4 Rent	$1.76B	7.61	$412.43M	$1.08	33.61
Sun Communities	$3.22B	4.80	$101.80M	$0.62	195.21

Do analysts recommend AMH or SUI?

American Homes 4 Rent presently has a consensus price target of $40.90, indicating a potential upside of 12.69%. Sun Communities has a consensus price target of $137.86, indicating a potential upside of 13.90%. Given Sun Communities' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sun Communities is more favorable than American Homes 4 Rent.

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

Is AMH or SUI a better dividend stock?

American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Sun Communities pays an annual dividend of $4.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. American Homes 4 Rent pays out 111.1% 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 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. American Homes 4 Rent has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Sun Communities has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Sun Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

American Homes 4 Rent beats Sun Communities on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.