Sun Communities (SUI) Competitors $130.12 +5.70 (+4.58%) As of 10:29 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SUI vs. AVB, EQR, MAA, ESS, UDR, ELS, CPT, UMH, AIV, and OShould 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. AvalonBay Communities Equity Residential Mid-America Apartment Communities Essex Property Trust UDR Equity LifeStyle Properties Camden Property Trust UMH Properties Apartment Investment and Management Realty Income 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. Does the media prefer SUI or AVB? 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 Is SUI or AVB more profitable? 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% Which has more volatility & risk, SUI or AVB? 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. Do analysts recommend SUI or AVB? 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) 2.36AvalonBay Communities 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SUI or AVB? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSun CommunitiesOutperform Votes40860.71% Underperform Votes26439.29% AvalonBay CommunitiesOutperform Votes67560.11% Underperform Votes44839.89% Is SUI or AVB a better dividend stock? 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. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SUI or AVB? 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. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SUI or AVB? 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 RatioSun Communities$3.20B5.19-$201M$0.74175.84AvalonBay Communities$2.91B10.30$1.08B$7.5927.76 SummaryAvalonBay Communities beats Sun Communities on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sun Communities News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SUI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 SUI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSun CommunitiesReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$16.61B$6.96B$11.11B$18.97BDividend Yield3.07%7.11%5.79%4.03%P/E Ratio70.0059.0922.0132.91Price / Sales5.196.7226.0927.66Price / Cash19.7717.3217.6017.53Price / Book2.181.652.664.48Net Income-$201M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SUISun Communities3.3612 of 5 stars$130.13+4.6%$135.70+4.3%+11.8%$16.61B$3.20B70.007,590Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓AVBAvalonBay Communities4.192 of 5 stars$201.90-0.7%$237.47+17.6%+10.8%$28.74B$2.91B26.602,950Earnings ReportPositive NewsEQREquity Residential4.0902 of 5 stars$67.59-1.0%$78.51+16.2%+9.0%$25.66B$2.98B24.852,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsMAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.0849 of 5 stars$154.98-1.3%$168.76+8.9%+22.6%$18.12B$2.19B34.592,390Earnings ReportPositive NewsESSEssex Property Trust4.5654 of 5 stars$271.23-1.5%$307.11+13.2%+13.1%$17.45B$1.77B23.501,770Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsUDRUDR4.7523 of 5 stars$40.78-1.2%$46.12+13.1%+9.8%$13.51B$1.67B163.121,330Earnings ReportELSEquity LifeStyle Properties3.9326 of 5 stars$64.39-1.4%$74.20+15.2%+7.3%$12.31B$1.43B33.024,100Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑Positive NewsCPTCamden Property Trust4.127 of 5 stars$110.90-1.2%$127.61+15.1%+14.2%$12.07B$1.54B73.931,650Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑Positive NewsUMHUMH Properties4.4421 of 5 stars$17.04-1.4%$21.17+24.2%+11.1%$1.41B$240.55M131.09460Short Interest ↓Positive NewsAIVApartment Investment and Management1.6065 of 5 stars$7.63-2.6%N/A-0.9%$1.08B$208.68M-4.4160Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsORealty Income3.4776 of 5 stars$58.02-0.5%$62.42+7.6%+7.9%$51.74B$5.27B55.26400Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AVB Competitors EQR Competitors MAA Competitors ESS Competitors UDR Competitors ELS Competitors CPT Competitors UMH Competitors AIV Competitors O Competitors 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:SUI) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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