Killam Apartment REIT (KMP.UN) Competitors

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (TSE:CAR.UN) and Killam Apartment REIT (TSE:KMP.UN) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CAR.UN or KMP.UN?

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT received 89 more outperform votes than Killam Apartment REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.72% of users gave Killam Apartment REIT an outperform vote while only 60.14% of users gave Canadian Apartment Properties REIT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	Outperform Votes 344 60.14%	Underperform Votes 228 39.86%
Killam Apartment REIT	Outperform Votes 255 65.72%	Underperform Votes 133 34.28%

Which has more volatility & risk, CAR.UN or KMP.UN?

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Killam Apartment REIT has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CAR.UN or KMP.UN?

Killam Apartment REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Canadian Apartment Properties REIT. Canadian Apartment Properties REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Killam Apartment REIT, 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
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	C$1.09B	6.46	-C$54.15M	-C$0.32	-131.56
Killam Apartment REIT	C$356.70M	5.81	C$310.02M	C$2.60	6.70

Is CAR.UN or KMP.UN a better dividend stock?

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT pays an annual dividend of C$1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Killam Apartment REIT pays an annual dividend of C$0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Canadian Apartment Properties REIT pays out -468.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Killam Apartment REIT pays out 26.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the media refer more to CAR.UN or KMP.UN?

In the previous week, Killam Apartment REIT had 3 more articles in the media than Canadian Apartment Properties REIT. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Killam Apartment REIT and 0 mentions for Canadian Apartment Properties REIT. Killam Apartment REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that Killam Apartment REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	Neutral
Killam Apartment REIT	Positive

Is CAR.UN or KMP.UN more profitable?

Killam Apartment REIT has a net margin of 86.91% compared to Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's net margin of -4.95%. Killam Apartment REIT's return on equity of 12.07% beat Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	-4.95%	-1.08%	2.40%
Killam Apartment REIT	86.91%	12.07%	2.57%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CAR.UN or KMP.UN?

42.6% of Canadian Apartment Properties REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of Killam Apartment REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Canadian Apartment Properties REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Killam Apartment REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate CAR.UN or KMP.UN?

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT currently has a consensus price target of C$55.06, suggesting a potential upside of 30.79%. Killam Apartment REIT has a consensus price target of C$23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.03%. Given Killam Apartment REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Killam Apartment REIT is more favorable than Canadian Apartment Properties REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Killam Apartment REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Summary

Killam Apartment REIT beats Canadian Apartment Properties REIT on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.