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UMH Properties (UMH) Competitors

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$17.34 +0.19 (+1.11%)
As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern

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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. UMH Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. 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. UMH Properties pays out 750.0% 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 raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and UMH Properties has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of UMH Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

American Homes 4 Rent has a net margin of 23.41% compared to UMH Properties' net margin of 11.51%. American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity of 5.45% beat UMH Properties' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
American Homes 4 Rent23.41% 5.45% 3.21%
UMH Properties 11.51%5.14%1.86%

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$1.73B7.68$412.43M$1.0833.22
UMH Properties$244.10M5.97$21.64M$0.12144.50

In the previous week, American Homes 4 Rent had 1 more articles in the media than UMH Properties. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent and 15 mentions for UMH Properties. American Homes 4 Rent's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat UMH Properties' score of 0.68 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
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
UMH Properties
3 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

American Homes 4 Rent currently has a consensus price target of $40.90, suggesting a potential upside of 13.99%. UMH Properties has a consensus price target of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.11%. Given UMH Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)
7 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.53
UMH Properties
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UMH Properties has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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$1.46B$7.18B$12.04B$20.64B
Dividend Yield5.25%4.90%5.57%3.74%
P/E Ratio144.5161.0520.0728.10
Price / Sales5.975.6325.8854.27
Price / Cash16.0623.3921.5022.31
Price / Book2.301.982.284.59
Net Income$21.64M$200.44M$1.00B$986.06M
7 Day Performance3.66%1.87%2.21%2.79%
1 Month Performance3.58%1.80%4.45%5.41%
1 Year Performance7.43%-5.62%540.85%14.62%

UMH Properties Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UMH
UMH Properties
4.0915 of 5 stars
$17.34
+1.1%
$21.00
+21.1%
+7.4%$1.46B$244.10M144.51460News Coverage
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Upgrade
AMH
American Homes 4 Rent
4.8288 of 5 stars
$36.06
+0.3%
$40.90
+13.4%
-3.8%$13.35B$1.73B33.391,730News Coverage
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
4.5192 of 5 stars
$203.46
-0.5%
$235.86
+15.9%
+1.5%$28.97B$2.91B25.342,950Positive News
BRX
Brixmor Property Group
4.1525 of 5 stars
$26.05
flat
$30.30
+16.3%
+14.4%$7.97B$1.30B24.81500Positive News
CPT
Camden Property Trust
4.4435 of 5 stars
$112.54
-1.1%
$129.39
+15.0%
+6.1%$12.02B$1.54B103.251,660Positive News
High Trading Volume
EQR
Equity Residential
4.8109 of 5 stars
$67.48
+0.2%
$79.25
+17.4%
-1.7%$25.64B$2.98B25.762,400Positive News
ESS
Essex Property Trust
4.266 of 5 stars
$283.41
-0.7%
$310.28
+9.5%
+5.4%$18.25B$1.77B27.121,715Positive News
IRT
Independence Realty Trust
4.3323 of 5 stars
$17.73
+0.9%
$22.70
+28.0%
-4.7%$4.15B$640.74M126.64920Positive News
High Trading Volume
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
4.7758 of 5 stars
$147.97
+0.1%
$169.76
+14.7%
+7.9%$17.32B$2.19B30.832,532Positive News
NXRT
NexPoint Residential Trust
4.915 of 5 stars
$33.40
+0.6%
$43.58
+30.5%
-12.1%$844.52M$255.34M-26.093Positive News
UDR
United Dominion Realty Trust
4.0827 of 5 stars
$40.81
+0.2%
$46.38
+13.6%
+0.4%$13.52B$1.67B116.601,432Positive News

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