Sun Communities (SUI) Competitors $121.03 -3.27 (-2.63%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$120.84 -0.20 (-0.16%) As of 04:29 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SUI vs. AMH, AVB, CPT, ELS, EQR, ESS, FR, INVH, MAA, and UDRShould you be buying Sun Communities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sun Communities include American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS), Equity Residential (EQR), Essex Property Trust (ESS), First Industrial Realty Trust (FR), Invitation Home (INVH), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), and United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Sun Communities vs. Its Competitors American Homes 4 Rent AvalonBay Communities Camden Property Trust Equity Lifestyle Properties Equity Residential Essex Property Trust First Industrial Realty Trust Invitation Home Mid-America Apartment Communities United Dominion Realty Trust 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 Rent23.41% 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Homes 4 Rent$1.76B7.61$412.43M$1.0833.61Sun Communities$3.22B4.80$101.80M$0.62195.21 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) 2.53Sun 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. SummaryAmerican Homes 4 Rent beats Sun Communities on 11 of the 19 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 SUI 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 CommunitiesREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$15.87B$7.21B$12.32B$21.16BDividend Yield3.35%4.93%5.53%3.57%P/E Ratio195.2163.2619.0627.75Price / Sales4.805.5826.0558.79Price / Cash16.6723.2821.8423.00Price / Book2.071.952.274.67Net Income$101.80M$193.23M$998.01M$993.85M7 Day Performance-3.02%0.32%0.79%1.16%1 Month Performance-5.66%-0.31%3.81%4.99%1 Year Performance-1.10%-11.81%541.45%12.54% Sun Communities Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SUISun Communities4.3845 of 5 stars$121.03-2.6%$137.86+13.9%+0.7%$15.87B$3.22B195.216,590News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAMHAmerican Homes 4 Rent4.5936 of 5 stars$35.91+0.4%$40.90+13.9%+0.1%$13.29B$1.73B33.251,730Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAVBAvalonBay Communities4.5036 of 5 stars$202.02+0.1%$235.86+16.7%-2.3%$28.76B$2.91B25.162,988News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsCPTCamden Property Trust4.1313 of 5 stars$114.08+0.3%$129.39+13.4%+2.0%$12.19B$1.55B104.661,660Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsELSEquity Lifestyle Properties4.7968 of 5 stars$61.90+0.6%$73.90+19.4%-8.0%$11.83B$1.53B32.073,800Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeEQREquity Residential4.3656 of 5 stars$67.04+0.4%$79.19+18.1%-3.5%$25.47B$3.01B25.592,500News CoveragePositive NewsESSEssex Property Trust4.1778 of 5 stars$284.67-0.7%$310.28+9.0%+0.6%$18.33B$1.77B27.241,715Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFRFirst Industrial Realty Trust4.7708 of 5 stars$49.77+0.7%$55.91+12.3%-5.0%$6.59B$684.44M24.64160Positive NewsINVHInvitation Home4.6287 of 5 stars$32.31-0.1%$37.97+17.5%-11.0%$19.80B$2.62B41.961,750Upcoming EarningsMAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.6448 of 5 stars$151.34+0.4%$168.71+11.5%+6.4%$17.72B$2.19B31.532,532Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust4.7683 of 5 stars$40.37-0.1%$46.44+15.0%-2.3%$13.37B$1.68B115.331,432News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMH Competitors AVB Competitors CPT Competitors ELS Competitors EQR Competitors ESS Competitors FR Competitors INVH Competitors MAA Competitors UDR 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 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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