UMH Properties (UMH) Competitors $16.26 -0.12 (-0.73%) As of 10:59 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 UMH vs. AIV, AVB, EQR, MAA, ESS, SUI, UDR, CPT, ELS, and CTREShould you be buying UMH Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of UMH Properties include Apartment Investment and Management (AIV), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Equity Residential (EQR), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Sun Communities (SUI), UDR (UDR), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), and CareTrust REIT (CTRE). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry. UMH Properties vs. Apartment Investment and Management AvalonBay Communities Equity Residential Mid-America Apartment Communities Essex Property Trust Sun Communities UDR Camden Property Trust Equity LifeStyle Properties CareTrust REIT Apartment Investment and Management (NYSE:AIV) and UMH Properties (NYSE:UMH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability. Does the media refer more to AIV or UMH? In the previous week, UMH Properties had 2 more articles in the media than Apartment Investment and Management. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for UMH Properties and 9 mentions for Apartment Investment and Management. Apartment Investment and Management's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat UMH Properties' score of 0.09 indicating that Apartment Investment and Management is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Apartment Investment and Management 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive UMH Properties 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AIV or UMH? 83.3% of Apartment Investment and Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.4% of UMH Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of Apartment Investment and Management shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of UMH Properties shares are owned 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. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AIV or UMH? UMH Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Apartment Investment and Management. Apartment Investment and Management 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 RatioApartment Investment and Management$210.83M5.24-$166.20M-$0.77-10.10UMH Properties$244.10M5.60$8.01M$0.12135.50 Is AIV or UMH more profitable? UMH Properties has a net margin of 11.81% compared to Apartment Investment and Management's net margin of -119.76%. UMH Properties' return on equity of 6.06% beat Apartment Investment and Management's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Apartment Investment and Management-119.76% -68.04% -11.72% UMH Properties 11.81%6.06%1.92% Which has more risk and volatility, AIV or UMH? Apartment Investment and Management has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UMH Properties has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer AIV or UMH? UMH Properties has a consensus target price of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.15%. Given UMH Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe UMH Properties is more favorable than Apartment Investment and Management.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Apartment Investment and Management 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00UMH Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Does the MarketBeat Community favor AIV or UMH? Apartment Investment and Management received 136 more outperform votes than UMH Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.81% of users gave Apartment Investment and Management an outperform vote while only 58.92% of users gave UMH Properties an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformApartment Investment and ManagementOutperform Votes38759.81% Underperform Votes26040.19% UMH PropertiesOutperform Votes25158.92% Underperform Votes17541.08% Is AIV or UMH a better dividend stock? Apartment Investment and Management pays an annual dividend of $1.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.0%. UMH Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Apartment Investment and Management pays out -131.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. UMH Properties has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Apartment Investment and Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryUMH Properties beats Apartment Investment and Management on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get UMH Properties News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UMH 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 UMH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUMH PropertiesReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.37B$6.80B$11.42B$19.16BDividend Yield5.24%6.71%5.45%3.83%P/E Ratio125.1659.7422.3534.20Price / Sales5.608.2927.4934.68Price / Cash17.8317.3217.6217.51Price / Book2.591.632.764.66Net Income$8.01M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-5.48%-3.71%-1.56%-2.99%1 Month Performance-7.19%0.70%4.95%5.64%1 Year Performance8.18%2.49%537.65%5.21% UMH Properties Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UMHUMH Properties4.5011 of 5 stars$16.26-0.7%$21.00+29.2%+5.6%$1.37B$244.10M125.16460Analyst DowngradeAIVApartment Investment and Management0.626 of 5 stars$8.06+2.4%N/A-4.9%$1.14B$210.83M-4.6660Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAVBAvalonBay Communities4.1637 of 5 stars$208.58+1.5%$239.57+14.9%+1.1%$29.70B$2.95B27.482,950Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionEQREquity Residential4.4273 of 5 stars$70.82+1.3%$79.12+11.7%+3.0%$26.91B$3.01B26.042,400News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionMAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.0708 of 5 stars$163.61+0.4%$169.55+3.6%+13.5%$19.15B$2.20B36.522,390News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionESSEssex Property Trust4.3076 of 5 stars$286.36+1.3%$308.89+7.9%+4.1%$18.44B$1.81B24.811,770Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSUISun Communities4.3481 of 5 stars$125.12-0.3%$138.70+10.9%-2.8%$15.96B$3.20B67.277,590Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastUDRUDR4.1607 of 5 stars$42.58+0.7%$46.29+8.7%+1.1%$14.10B$1.68B170.301,330News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionCPTCamden Property Trust4.1881 of 5 stars$118.88+0.8%$128.55+8.1%+8.5%$12.70B$1.55B79.251,650Positive NewsELSEquity LifeStyle Properties4.0906 of 5 stars$63.64-1.1%$74.33+16.8%-1.1%$12.17B$1.43B32.644,100Positive NewsCTRECareTrust REIT1.4146 of 5 stars$28.70-1.6%$31.00+8.0%+11.3%$5.50B$246.41M36.3320Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Apartment Investment and Management Alternatives AvalonBay Communities Alternatives Equity Residential Alternatives Mid-America Apartment Communities Alternatives Essex Property Trust Alternatives Sun Communities Alternatives UDR Alternatives Camden Property Trust Alternatives Equity LifeStyle Properties Alternatives CareTrust REIT Alternatives 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:UMH) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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