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 superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

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 3.4%. Killam Apartment REIT pays an annual dividend of C$0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. 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.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CAR.UN or KMP.UN?

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

Does the media favor CAR.UN or KMP.UN?

In the previous week, Canadian Apartment Properties REIT had 4 more articles in the media than Killam Apartment REIT. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Canadian Apartment Properties REIT and 0 mentions for Killam Apartment REIT. Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Killam Apartment REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that Canadian Apartment Properties REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has higher valuation and 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	6.82	-C$54.15M	-C$0.32	-138.97
Killam Apartment REIT	C$356.70M	6.47	C$310.02M	C$2.60	7.45

Do analysts recommend CAR.UN or KMP.UN?

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT currently has a consensus price target of C$54.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.55%. Killam Apartment REIT has a consensus price target of C$22.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.10%. Given Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Canadian Apartment Properties REIT is more favorable than Killam Apartment 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

Which has more risk & volatility, 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.

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%

Summary

Killam Apartment REIT beats Canadian Apartment Properties REIT on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.