Minto Apartment Real Estate Invt Trust (MI.UN) Competitors

Killam Apartment REIT (TSE:KMP.UN) and Minto Apartment Real Estate Invt Trust (TSE:MI.UN) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability.

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

Killam Apartment REIT has a beta of 1.006827, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Minto Apartment Real Estate Invt Trust has a beta of 1.151194, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KMP.UN or MI.UN more profitable?

Killam Apartment REIT has a net margin of 86.91% compared to Minto Apartment Real Estate Invt Trust's net margin of -22.43%. Killam Apartment REIT's return on equity of 12.07% beat Minto Apartment Real Estate Invt Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Killam Apartment REIT	86.91%	12.07%	2.57%
Minto Apartment Real Estate Invt Trust	-22.43%	-3.19%	2.15%

Does the media prefer KMP.UN or MI.UN?

In the previous week, Minto Apartment Real Estate Invt Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Killam Apartment REIT. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Minto Apartment Real Estate Invt Trust and 2 mentions for Killam Apartment REIT. Minto Apartment Real Estate Invt Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Killam Apartment REIT's score of 0.37 indicating that Minto Apartment Real Estate Invt Trust 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Minto Apartment Real Estate Invt Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of KMP.UN or MI.UN?

36.0% of Killam Apartment REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.2% of Minto Apartment Real Estate Invt Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Killam Apartment REIT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Minto Apartment Real Estate Invt Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is KMP.UN or MI.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%. Minto Apartment Real Estate Invt Trust pays an annual dividend of C$0.51 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. Minto Apartment Real Estate Invt Trust pays out 31.4% 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. Killam Apartment REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, KMP.UN or MI.UN?

Killam Apartment REIT has higher revenue and earnings than Minto Apartment Real Estate Invt Trust. Killam Apartment REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Minto Apartment Real Estate Invt Trust, 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	5.90	C$310.02M	C$4.67	3.92
Minto Apartment Real Estate Invt Trust	C$155.74M	3.27	-C$35.43M	C$1.64	8.40

Do analysts rate KMP.UN or MI.UN?

Killam Apartment REIT presently has a consensus target price of C$21.64, suggesting a potential upside of 18.20%. Minto Apartment Real Estate Invt Trust has a consensus target price of C$15.72, suggesting a potential upside of 14.01%. Given Killam Apartment REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Killam Apartment REIT is more favorable than Minto Apartment Real Estate Invt Trust.

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
Minto Apartment Real Estate Invt Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Summary

Killam Apartment REIT beats Minto Apartment Real Estate Invt Trust on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.