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SUI vs. AMH, AVB, CPT, ELS, and EQR

Should you buy Sun Communities stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Sun Communities with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Sun Communities include American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS), and Equity Residential (EQR). These companies are all part of the "reit - eqty trust - resid" industry.

How does Sun Communities compare to American Homes 4 Rent?

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

In the previous week, American Homes 4 Rent had 12 more articles in the media than Sun Communities. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent and 9 mentions for Sun Communities. American Homes 4 Rent's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Sun Communities' score of 0.87 indicating that American Homes 4 Rent is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Sun Communities presently has a consensus price target of $140.48, suggesting a potential upside of 11.37%. American Homes 4 Rent has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.02%. Given Sun Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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
Sun Communities
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
American Homes 4 Rent
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47

Sun Communities pays an annual dividend of $4.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Sun Communities pays out 40.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Homes 4 Rent pays out 107.3% 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 raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years and American Homes 4 Rent has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Sun Communities has a net margin of 62.29% compared to American Homes 4 Rent's net margin of 25.27%. American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity of 6.08% beat Sun Communities' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sun Communities62.29% 0.16% 0.09%
American Homes 4 Rent 25.27%6.08%3.54%

Sun Communities has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

Sun Communities has higher revenue and earnings than American Homes 4 Rent. 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Sun Communities$2.31B6.74$1.37B$11.0111.46
American Homes 4 Rent$1.85B6.26$452.97M$1.2326.10

99.6% of Sun Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Sun Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Sun Communities beats American Homes 4 Rent on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Sun Communities compare to AvalonBay Communities?

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

Sun Communities has a net margin of 62.29% compared to AvalonBay Communities' net margin of 37.21%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.56% beat Sun Communities' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AvalonBay Communities37.21% 9.56% 5.19%
Sun Communities 62.29%0.16%0.09%

AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Sun Communities pays an annual dividend of $4.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. AvalonBay Communities pays out 103.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Sun Communities pays out 40.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AvalonBay Communities has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Sun Communities has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Sun Communities has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AvalonBay Communities. Sun Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AvalonBay Communities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AvalonBay Communities$3.04B8.41$1.05B$6.9026.65
Sun Communities$2.31B6.74$1.37B$11.0111.46

AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sun Communities has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 17 more articles in the media than Sun Communities. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 9 mentions for Sun Communities. Sun Communities' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat AvalonBay Communities' score of -0.11 indicating that Sun Communities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AvalonBay Communities
1 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Sun Communities
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.6% of Sun Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Sun Communities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

AvalonBay Communities currently has a consensus target price of $196.93, suggesting a potential upside of 7.09%. Sun Communities has a consensus target price of $140.48, suggesting a potential upside of 11.37%. Given Sun Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sun Communities is more favorable than AvalonBay Communities.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AvalonBay Communities
0 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.24
Sun Communities
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

Summary

Sun Communities beats AvalonBay Communities on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Sun Communities compare to Camden Property Trust?

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

In the previous week, Sun Communities had 6 more articles in the media than Camden Property Trust. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Sun Communities and 3 mentions for Camden Property Trust. Camden Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Sun Communities' score of 0.87 indicating that Camden Property Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Camden Property Trust
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Sun Communities
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

97.2% of Camden Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.6% of Sun Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Camden Property Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Sun Communities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Sun Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Camden Property Trust. Sun Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Camden Property Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Camden Property Trust$1.57B6.79$384.46M$3.5829.68
Sun Communities$2.31B6.74$1.37B$11.0111.46

Camden Property Trust has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sun Communities has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

Camden Property Trust currently has a consensus price target of $112.98, indicating a potential upside of 6.34%. Sun Communities has a consensus price target of $140.48, indicating a potential upside of 11.37%. Given Sun Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sun Communities is more favorable than Camden Property Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Camden Property Trust
2 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.18
Sun Communities
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

Sun Communities has a net margin of 62.29% compared to Camden Property Trust's net margin of 24.69%. Camden Property Trust's return on equity of 8.71% beat Sun Communities' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Camden Property Trust24.69% 8.71% 4.28%
Sun Communities 62.29%0.16%0.09%

Camden Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Sun Communities pays an annual dividend of $4.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Camden Property Trust pays out 118.4% 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 40.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Camden Property Trust has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Sun Communities has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Summary

Sun Communities beats Camden Property Trust on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Sun Communities compare to Equity Lifestyle Properties?

Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) and Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Sun Communities pays an annual dividend of $4.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Equity Lifestyle Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Sun Communities pays out 40.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Equity Lifestyle Properties pays out 108.5% 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 raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Equity Lifestyle Properties has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Sun Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Sun Communities has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Equity Lifestyle Properties has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

Sun Communities has a net margin of 62.29% compared to Equity Lifestyle Properties' net margin of 24.99%. Equity Lifestyle Properties' return on equity of 21.22% beat Sun Communities' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sun Communities62.29% 0.16% 0.09%
Equity Lifestyle Properties 24.99%21.22%6.71%

Sun Communities presently has a consensus price target of $140.48, suggesting a potential upside of 11.37%. Equity Lifestyle Properties has a consensus price target of $69.27, suggesting a potential upside of 9.74%. Given Sun Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sun Communities is more favorable than Equity Lifestyle Properties.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Sun Communities
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Equity Lifestyle Properties
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.59

In the previous week, Sun Communities had 5 more articles in the media than Equity Lifestyle Properties. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Sun Communities and 4 mentions for Equity Lifestyle Properties. Equity Lifestyle Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Sun Communities' score of 0.87 indicating that Equity Lifestyle Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Sun Communities
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Equity Lifestyle Properties
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Sun Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Equity Lifestyle Properties. Sun Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equity Lifestyle Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Sun Communities$2.31B6.74$1.37B$11.0111.46
Equity Lifestyle Properties$1.53B7.99$386.51M$2.0031.56

99.6% of Sun Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Equity Lifestyle Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Sun Communities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Equity Lifestyle Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Sun Communities beats Equity Lifestyle Properties on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Sun Communities compare to Equity Residential?

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

Equity Residential currently has a consensus target price of $70.11, suggesting a potential upside of 6.56%. Sun Communities has a consensus target price of $140.48, suggesting a potential upside of 11.37%. Given Sun Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sun Communities is more favorable than Equity Residential.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Equity Residential
0 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.45
Sun Communities
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

Equity Residential has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sun Communities has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Equity Residential had 5 more articles in the media than Sun Communities. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Equity Residential and 9 mentions for Sun Communities. Sun Communities' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Equity Residential's score of 0.61 indicating that Sun Communities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Equity Residential
5 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Sun Communities
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Sun Communities has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Equity Residential. Sun Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equity Residential, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Equity Residential$3.09B7.97$1.12B$2.5026.32
Sun Communities$2.31B6.74$1.37B$11.0111.46

92.7% of Equity Residential shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.6% of Sun Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Equity Residential shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Sun Communities shares are owned by 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.

Equity Residential pays an annual dividend of $2.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Sun Communities pays an annual dividend of $4.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Equity Residential pays out 112.4% 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 40.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Equity Residential has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Sun Communities has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Sun Communities has a net margin of 62.29% compared to Equity Residential's net margin of 30.63%. Equity Residential's return on equity of 8.57% beat Sun Communities' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Equity Residential30.63% 8.57% 4.58%
Sun Communities 62.29%0.16%0.09%

Summary

Sun Communities beats Equity Residential on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SUI vs. The Competition

MetricSun CommunitiesREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$15.54B$6.85B$13.56B$23.04B
Dividend Yield3.67%5.25%5.88%4.13%
P/E Ratio11.4653.6423.9430.13
Price / Sales6.745.44160.5791.39
Price / Cash33.3616.4019.8524.44
Price / Book2.201.862.144.70
Net Income$1.37B$291.74M$1.13B$1.07B
7 Day Performance3.58%1.40%0.14%0.11%
1 Month Performance-2.40%2.73%0.01%0.20%
1 Year Performance4.14%-2.73%11.86%28.02%

Sun Communities Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SUI
Sun Communities
4.5278 of 5 stars
$126.14
+2.6%
$140.48
+11.4%
-1.1%$15.54B$2.31B11.463,614
AMH
American Homes 4 Rent
4.3344 of 5 stars
$31.83
+4.0%
$35.00
+9.9%
-16.6%$11.04B$1.85B25.881,598
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
2.7869 of 5 stars
$185.33
+2.5%
$196.93
+6.3%
-10.6%$25.16B$3.04B26.863,041
CPT
Camden Property Trust
2.3482 of 5 stars
$104.61
+2.0%
$112.98
+8.0%
-10.6%$10.31B$1.57B29.221,640
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
4.4509 of 5 stars
$62.12
+1.7%
$69.27
+11.5%
-3.6%$11.85B$1.53B31.063,700

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