Sun Communities (SUI) Competitors

Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) and Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation.

Which has more risk and volatility, SUI or MAA?

Sun Communities has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mid-America Apartment Communities has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SUI or MAA?

99.6% of Sun Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Mid-America Apartment Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Sun Communities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Mid-America Apartment Communities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SUI or MAA?

Mid-America Apartment Communities has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sun Communities. Mid-America Apartment Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sun Communities, 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
Sun Communities	$3.22B	4.44	-$201M	$1.16	98.98
Mid-America Apartment Communities	$2.15B	7.09	$552.81M	$4.71	27.71

Does the media prefer SUI or MAA?

In the previous week, Sun Communities had 9 more articles in the media than Mid-America Apartment Communities. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Sun Communities and 19 mentions for Mid-America Apartment Communities. Sun Communities' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Mid-America Apartment Communities' score of 0.36 indicating that Sun Communities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sun Communities	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mid-America Apartment Communities	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is SUI or MAA a better dividend stock?

Sun Communities pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Mid-America Apartment Communities pays an annual dividend of $5.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Sun Communities pays out 324.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mid-America Apartment Communities pays out 124.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mid-America Apartment Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SUI or MAA?

Mid-America Apartment Communities received 107 more outperform votes than Sun Communities when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.31% of users gave Sun Communities an outperform vote while only 60.90% of users gave Mid-America Apartment Communities an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sun Communities	Outperform Votes 393 61.31%	Underperform Votes 248 38.69%
Mid-America Apartment Communities	Outperform Votes 500 60.90%	Underperform Votes 321 39.10%

Is SUI or MAA more profitable?

Mid-America Apartment Communities has a net margin of 25.73% compared to Sun Communities' net margin of 4.46%. Mid-America Apartment Communities' return on equity of 8.74% beat Sun Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sun Communities	4.46%	1.83%	0.83%
Mid-America Apartment Communities	25.73%	8.74%	4.85%

Do analysts recommend SUI or MAA?

Sun Communities currently has a consensus price target of $138.92, indicating a potential upside of 22.08%. Mid-America Apartment Communities has a consensus price target of $143.06, indicating a potential upside of 9.49%. Given Sun Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Sun Communities is more favorable than Mid-America Apartment Communities.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sun Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Mid-America Apartment Communities	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.07

Summary

Sun Communities beats Mid-America Apartment Communities on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.