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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

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 3.9%. 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.

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CAR.UN or KMP.UN?

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT received 90 more outperform votes than Killam Apartment REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.55% of users gave Killam Apartment REIT an outperform vote while only 60.21% of users gave Canadian Apartment Properties REIT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	Outperform Votes 345 60.21%	Underperform Votes 228 39.79%
Killam Apartment REIT	Outperform Votes 255 65.55%	Underperform Votes 134 34.45%

Which has better earnings & valuation, 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	6.40	-C$54.15M	-C$0.32	-130.34
Killam Apartment REIT	C$356.70M	6.00	C$310.02M	C$2.60	6.92

Do analysts recommend CAR.UN or KMP.UN?

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT presently has a consensus target price of C$54.50, indicating a potential upside of 30.66%. Killam Apartment REIT has a consensus target price of C$22.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.14%. Given Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's higher possible upside, equities research 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

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

In the previous week, Canadian Apartment Properties REIT had 1 more articles in the media than Killam Apartment REIT. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Canadian Apartment Properties REIT and 1 mentions for Killam Apartment REIT. Killam Apartment REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's score of 0.16 indicating that Killam Apartment REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Killam Apartment REIT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and 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.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Killam Apartment REIT beats Canadian Apartment Properties REIT on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.