Killam Apartment REIT (KMP.UN) Competitors

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

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

Killam Apartment REIT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Canadian Apartment Properties REIT. Killam Apartment REIT 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Killam Apartment REIT	C$375.04M	5.84	C$310.02M	C$4.67	3.88
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	C$1.07B	6.04	-C$54.15M	C$0.51	81.09

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

Killam Apartment REIT has a beta of 1.006827, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Apartment Properties REIT has a beta of 0.999212, indicating that its share price is 0% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer KMP.UN or CAR.UN?

Killam Apartment REIT presently has a consensus target price of C$21.64, suggesting a potential upside of 19.51%. Canadian Apartment Properties REIT has a consensus target price of C$51.75, suggesting a potential upside of 26.10%. Given Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's higher probable upside, 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
Killam Apartment REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

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

In the previous week, Canadian Apartment Properties REIT had 2 more articles in the media than Killam Apartment REIT. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Canadian Apartment Properties REIT and 0 mentions for Killam Apartment REIT. Killam Apartment REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's score of -0.03 indicating that Killam Apartment REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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

Killam Apartment REIT pays an annual dividend of C$0.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Canadian Apartment Properties REIT pays an annual dividend of C$1.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Killam Apartment REIT pays out 15.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Killam Apartment REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in KMP.UN or CAR.UN?

36.0% of Killam Apartment REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.6% of Canadian Apartment Properties REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Killam Apartment REIT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Canadian Apartment Properties REIT shares are owned 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.

Is KMP.UN or CAR.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
Killam Apartment REIT	86.91%	12.07%	2.57%
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	-4.95%	-1.08%	2.40%

Summary

Killam Apartment REIT beats Canadian Apartment Properties REIT on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.