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

Do analysts prefer KMP.UN or CAR.UN?

Killam Apartment REIT presently has a consensus target price of C$21.64, indicating a potential upside of 22.90%. Canadian Apartment Properties REIT has a consensus target price of C$52.29, indicating a potential upside of 24.49%. Given Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's higher possible 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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

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

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

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

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

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

Killam Apartment REIT has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Killam Apartment REIT	C$356.70M	5.88	C$310.02M	C$2.60	6.77
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	C$1.09B	6.44	-C$54.15M	-C$0.32	-131.25

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%

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

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 an annual dividend of C$1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Killam Apartment REIT pays out 26.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Apartment Properties REIT pays out -468.8% 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 KMP.UN or CAR.UN?

In the previous week, Killam Apartment REIT had 4 more articles in the media than Canadian Apartment Properties REIT. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Killam Apartment REIT and 3 mentions for Canadian Apartment Properties REIT. Killam Apartment REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's score of -0.85 indicating that Killam Apartment REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Killam Apartment REIT	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Summary

Killam Apartment REIT beats Canadian Apartment Properties REIT on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.