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UMH Properties (UMH) Competitors

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$16.91 +0.25 (+1.51%)
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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

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

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
UMH Properties11.51% 5.14% 1.86%
American Homes 4 Rent 23.41%5.45%3.21%

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
UMH Properties$240.55M5.91$21.64M$0.12140.90
American Homes 4 Rent$1.73B7.71$412.43M$1.0833.33

UMH Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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 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 has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and American Homes 4 Rent has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

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

75.4% of UMH Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.8% of UMH Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

UMH Properties presently has a consensus target price of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.20%. American Homes 4 Rent has a consensus target price of $40.90, suggesting a potential upside of 13.63%. 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
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
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.53

In the previous week, American Homes 4 Rent had 6 more articles in the media than UMH Properties. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent and 3 mentions for UMH Properties. American Homes 4 Rent's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat UMH Properties' score of 0.51 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
UMH Properties
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
American Homes 4 Rent
7 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

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

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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$1.42B$7.13B$12.07B$20.66B
Dividend Yield5.28%4.88%5.55%3.65%
P/E Ratio141.0563.6119.0927.27
Price / Sales5.915.6426.4554.16
Price / Cash15.9723.3121.6222.28
Price / Book2.241.962.304.60
Net Income$21.64M$193.23M$997.60M$995.22M
7 Day Performance-1.06%0.04%-0.17%-0.82%
1 Month Performance0.23%0.79%3.51%3.55%
1 Year Performance-4.20%-10.98%540.82%7.33%

UMH Properties Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UMH
UMH Properties
3.4814 of 5 stars
$16.91
+1.5%
$21.00
+24.2%
-3.0%$1.42B$240.55M141.15460
AMH
American Homes 4 Rent
4.5943 of 5 stars
$35.91
+0.4%
$40.90
+13.9%
-0.9%$13.29B$1.73B33.251,730News Coverage
Positive News
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
4.4863 of 5 stars
$202.02
+0.1%
$235.86
+16.7%
-1.8%$28.76B$2.91B25.162,988Analyst Forecast
BRX
Brixmor Property Group
4.1141 of 5 stars
$25.93
+0.3%
$30.30
+16.9%
+5.8%$7.94B$1.29B24.70500News Coverage
Positive News
CPT
Camden Property Trust
4.2318 of 5 stars
$114.08
+0.3%
$129.39
+13.4%
+2.9%$12.19B$1.55B104.661,660News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
EQR
Equity Residential
4.3972 of 5 stars
$67.04
+0.4%
$79.19
+18.1%
-2.6%$25.47B$3.01B25.592,500Analyst Forecast
ESS
Essex Property Trust
4.6212 of 5 stars
$284.67
-0.7%
$310.28
+9.0%
+1.6%$18.33B$1.77B27.241,715Positive News
Analyst Forecast
IRT
Independence Realty Trust
4.1733 of 5 stars
$17.47
-0.4%
$22.70
+30.0%
-8.7%$4.08B$640.03M124.75920News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
4.6002 of 5 stars
$151.34
+0.4%
$168.71
+11.5%
+5.3%$17.72B$2.19B31.532,532Analyst Forecast
NXRT
NexPoint Residential Trust
4.872 of 5 stars
$34.23
+0.3%
$43.58
+27.3%
-16.2%$865.39M$259.70M-26.743Positive News
UDR
United Dominion Realty Trust
4.7791 of 5 stars
$40.37
-0.1%
$46.44
+15.0%
-1.5%$13.37B$1.68B115.331,432Positive News
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NYSE:UMH) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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