UMH Properties (UMH) Competitors

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

Is AMH or UMH a better dividend stock?

American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. UMH Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. 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 increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and UMH Properties has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Is AMH or UMH more profitable?

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 Rent	23.72%	5.60%	3.29%
UMH Properties	12.18%	5.19%	1.96%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AMH or UMH?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Homes 4 Rent	$1.73B	7.53	$412.43M	$1.11	31.61
UMH Properties	$250.41M	5.30	$21.64M	$0.14	111.54

Which has more risk and volatility, AMH or UMH?

American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UMH Properties has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer AMH or UMH?

American Homes 4 Rent currently has a consensus target price of $41.07, indicating a potential upside of 17.06%. UMH Properties has a consensus target price of $20.25, indicating a potential upside of 29.68%. Given UMH Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
UMH Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media refer more to AMH or UMH?

In the previous week, American Homes 4 Rent had 12 more articles in the media than UMH Properties. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent and 6 mentions for UMH Properties. American Homes 4 Rent's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat UMH Properties' score of 0.43 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	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
UMH Properties	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in AMH or UMH?

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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