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$15.20 -0.06 (-0.40%)
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UMH vs. AMH, AVB, BRX, CPT, EQR, ESS, IRT, MAA, NXRT, and UDR

Should you be buying UMH Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of UMH Properties include American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Brixmor Property Group (BRX), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Equity Residential (EQR), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Independence Realty Trust (IRT), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), NexPoint Residential Trust (NXRT), and United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

UMH Properties vs. Its Competitors

American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) and UMH Properties (NYSE:UMH) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.4% of UMH Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of UMH Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, American Homes 4 Rent had 8 more articles in the media than UMH Properties. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent and 4 mentions for UMH Properties. American Homes 4 Rent's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat UMH Properties' score of 0.86 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
10 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
UMH Properties
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

American Homes 4 Rent currently has a consensus target price of $40.42, suggesting a potential upside of 18.49%. UMH Properties has a consensus target price of $20.25, suggesting a potential upside of 33.23%. Given UMH Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe UMH Properties 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)
6 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
UMH Properties
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

American Homes 4 Rent has a net margin of 23.72% compared to UMH Properties' net margin of 12.18%. American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity of 5.60% beat UMH Properties' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
American Homes 4 Rent23.72% 5.60% 3.29%
UMH Properties 12.18%5.19%1.96%

American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UMH Properties has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

American Homes 4 Rent has higher revenue and earnings than UMH Properties. American Homes 4 Rent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UMH Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
American Homes 4 Rent$1.73B7.32$412.43M$1.1130.73
UMH Properties$240.55M5.37$21.64M$0.14108.56

American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. UMH Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. American Homes 4 Rent pays out 108.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. UMH Properties pays out 642.9% 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 raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and UMH Properties has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Summary

American Homes 4 Rent beats UMH Properties on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UMH and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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UMH vs. The Competition

MetricUMH PropertiesREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.30B$7.02B$12.77B$21.58B
Dividend Yield5.90%4.93%5.40%3.48%
P/E Ratio108.5646.94245.8629.75
Price / Sales5.375.5131.0886.27
Price / Cash14.2921.8622.3625.00
Price / Book2.011.902.314.58
Net Income$21.64M$193.23M$1.01B$999.94M
7 Day Performance-0.04%4.44%1.04%0.68%
1 Month Performance-7.60%6.88%2.38%3.10%
1 Year Performance-25.59%-18.39%539.26%14.39%

UMH Properties Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UMH
UMH Properties
4.8433 of 5 stars
$15.20
-0.4%
$20.25
+33.2%
-24.0%$1.30B$240.55M108.56460News Coverage
Short Interest ↓
AMH
American Homes 4 Rent
4.7429 of 5 stars
$34.71
-0.4%
$40.42
+16.5%
-16.0%$12.93B$1.73B31.271,730Positive News
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
4.4281 of 5 stars
$194.42
-0.5%
$223.43
+14.9%
-15.7%$27.82B$2.91B23.942,988News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
BRX
Brixmor Property Group
4.5255 of 5 stars
$27.79
-1.5%
$30.42
+9.5%
+2.0%$8.63B$1.29B25.26500Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
CPT
Camden Property Trust
4.3954 of 5 stars
$110.86
-0.5%
$123.11
+11.1%
-11.1%$11.90B$1.54B77.521,660News Coverage
Positive News
EQR
Equity Residential
4.8237 of 5 stars
$66.37
-0.7%
$76.90
+15.9%
-14.1%$25.51B$3.04B25.042,500Positive News
Dividend Announcement
ESS
Essex Property Trust
4.7109 of 5 stars
$265.68
-0.9%
$300.44
+13.1%
-13.8%$17.27B$1.77B21.361,715Positive News
IRT
Independence Realty Trust
4.8551 of 5 stars
$17.90
-0.8%
$22.13
+23.6%
-15.6%$4.22B$640.03M149.13920Positive News
Dividend Announcement
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
4.745 of 5 stars
$144.61
-0.5%
$162.79
+12.6%
-13.6%$17.02B$2.19B29.752,532News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
NXRT
NexPoint Residential Trust
4.113 of 5 stars
$34.57
-0.3%
$41.50
+20.1%
-25.7%$879.39M$259.70M-17.643Positive News
UDR
United Dominion Realty Trust
4.8252 of 5 stars
$38.74
-0.9%
$44.97
+16.1%
-17.6%$12.95B$1.67B101.941,432News Coverage
Positive News

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