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 businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends.

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$0.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Canadian Apartment Properties REIT pays an annual dividend of C$1.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. 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 institutionals and insiders believe in KMP.UN or CAR.UN?

36.0% of Killam Apartment REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.3% 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

Killam Apartment REIT has a beta of 0.905891, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Apartment Properties REIT has a beta of 0.917868, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger 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	5.73	C$310.02M	C$4.67	3.80
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	C$1.07B	5.87	-C$54.15M	C$0.51	78.89

Does the media prefer KMP.UN or CAR.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. Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Killam Apartment REIT's score of 0.30 indicating that Canadian Apartment Properties REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do analysts prefer KMP.UN or CAR.UN?

Killam Apartment REIT currently has a consensus target price of C$21.25, suggesting a potential upside of 19.65%. Canadian Apartment Properties REIT has a consensus target price of C$50.13, suggesting a potential upside of 25.53%. 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)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Summary

Killam Apartment REIT and Canadian Apartment Properties REIT tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.