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SUI vs. AVB, EQR, MAA, ESS, UDR, ELS, CPT, UMH, AIV, and O

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), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Essex Property Trust (ESS), UDR (UDR), Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), Camden Property Trust (CPT), UMH Properties (UMH), Apartment Investment and Management (AIV), and Realty Income (O). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.

Sun Communities vs.

Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) and AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and valuation.

In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 9 more articles in the media than Sun Communities. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 14 mentions for Sun Communities. AvalonBay Communities' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Sun Communities' score of 0.99 indicating that AvalonBay Communities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Sun Communities
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
AvalonBay Communities
15 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 37.13% compared to Sun Communities' net margin of 7.46%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.15% beat Sun Communities' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sun Communities7.46% 3.21% 1.40%
AvalonBay Communities 37.13%9.15%5.15%

Sun Communities has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Sun Communities presently has a consensus target price of $135.70, suggesting a potential upside of 4.28%. AvalonBay Communities has a consensus target price of $239.29, suggesting a potential upside of 13.55%. Given AvalonBay Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AvalonBay Communities is more favorable than Sun Communities.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Sun Communities
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.36
AvalonBay Communities
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47

AvalonBay Communities received 267 more outperform votes than Sun Communities when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.71% of users gave Sun Communities an outperform vote while only 60.11% of users gave AvalonBay Communities an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Sun CommunitiesOutperform Votes
408
60.71%
Underperform Votes
264
39.29%
AvalonBay CommunitiesOutperform Votes
675
60.11%
Underperform Votes
448
39.89%

Sun Communities pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Sun Communities pays out 508.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AvalonBay Communities pays out 92.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AvalonBay Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

99.6% of Sun Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Sun Communities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Sun Communities$3.20B5.19-$201M$0.74175.84
AvalonBay Communities$2.91B10.30$1.08B$7.5927.76

Summary

AvalonBay Communities beats Sun Communities on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SUI vs. The Competition

MetricSun CommunitiesReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$16.61B$6.96B$11.11B$18.97B
Dividend Yield3.07%7.11%5.79%4.03%
P/E Ratio70.0059.0922.0132.91
Price / Sales5.196.7226.0927.66
Price / Cash19.7717.3217.6017.53
Price / Book2.181.652.664.48
Net Income-$201M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B
7 Day Performance6.43%1.09%0.66%0.75%
1 Month Performance1.17%-5.69%-0.39%-2.61%
1 Year Performance15.42%4.75%538.24%4.53%

Sun Communities Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SUI
Sun Communities
3.3612 of 5 stars
$130.13
+4.6%
$135.70
+4.3%
+11.8%$16.61B$3.20B70.007,590Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
4.192 of 5 stars
$201.90
-0.7%
$237.47
+17.6%
+10.8%$28.74B$2.91B26.602,950Earnings Report
Positive News
EQR
Equity Residential
4.0902 of 5 stars
$67.59
-1.0%
$78.51
+16.2%
+9.0%$25.66B$2.98B24.852,400Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Positive News
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
4.0849 of 5 stars
$154.98
-1.3%
$168.76
+8.9%
+22.6%$18.12B$2.19B34.592,390Earnings Report
Positive News
ESS
Essex Property Trust
4.5654 of 5 stars
$271.23
-1.5%
$307.11
+13.2%
+13.1%$17.45B$1.77B23.501,770Earnings Report
News Coverage
Positive News
UDR
UDR
4.7523 of 5 stars
$40.78
-1.2%
$46.12
+13.1%
+9.8%$13.51B$1.67B163.121,330Earnings Report
ELS
Equity LifeStyle Properties
3.9326 of 5 stars
$64.39
-1.4%
$74.20
+15.2%
+7.3%$12.31B$1.43B33.024,100Dividend Announcement
Short Interest ↑
Positive News
CPT
Camden Property Trust
4.127 of 5 stars
$110.90
-1.2%
$127.61
+15.1%
+14.2%$12.07B$1.54B73.931,650Analyst Downgrade
Short Interest ↑
Positive News
UMH
UMH Properties
4.4421 of 5 stars
$17.04
-1.4%
$21.17
+24.2%
+11.1%$1.41B$240.55M131.09460Short Interest ↓
Positive News
AIV
Apartment Investment and Management
1.6065 of 5 stars
$7.63
-2.6%
N/A-0.9%$1.08B$208.68M-4.4160Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
Positive News
O
Realty Income
3.4776 of 5 stars
$58.02
-0.5%
$62.42
+7.6%
+7.9%$51.74B$5.27B55.26400Upcoming Earnings

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