CAR.UN vs. BEI.UN, NVU.UN, KMP.UN, IIP.UN, RUF.UN, MRG.UN, MI.UN, HOM.U, MHC.UN, and HOM.UN
Should you be buying Canadian Apartment Properties REIT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian Apartment Properties REIT include Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust (BEI.UN), Northview Apartment REIT (NVU.UN), Killam Apartment REIT (KMP.UN), InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust (IIP.UN), Pure Multi-Family REIT (RUF.UN), Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust (MRG.UN), Minto Apartment Real Estate Invt Trust (MI.UN), Bsr Real Estate Investment Trust (HOM.U), Flagship Communities Real Estate Investment Trust (MHC.UN), and BSR Real Estate Investment Trust (HOM.UN). These companies are all part of the "reit - residential" industry.
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT vs. Its Competitors
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (TSE:CAR.UN) and Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:BEI.UN) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.
Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Canadian Apartment Properties REIT. Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Apartment Properties REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT pays an annual dividend of C$1.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of C$1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Canadian Apartment Properties REIT pays out 298.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust pays out 25.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
In the previous week, Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Canadian Apartment Properties REIT. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust and 1 mentions for Canadian Apartment Properties REIT. Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's score of 1.02 indicating that Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT has a beta of 1.084088, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 0.751755, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT presently has a consensus target price of C$52.29, indicating a potential upside of 23.23%. Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust has a consensus target price of C$83.44, indicating a potential upside of 16.78%. Given Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Canadian Apartment Properties REIT is more favorable than Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust.
45.0% of Canadian Apartment Properties REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% of Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Canadian Apartment Properties REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust has a net margin of 118.55% compared to Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's net margin of -4.95%. Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust's return on equity of 15.71% beat Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's return on equity.
Summary
Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust beats Canadian Apartment Properties REIT on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:CAR.UN) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
