AMH vs. DOC, HST, UDR, KIM, WPC, SUI, GLPI, LAMR, ELS, and CPT
Should you be buying American Homes 4 Rent stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Homes 4 Rent include Healthpeak Properties (DOC), Host Hotels & Resorts (HST), UDR (UDR), Kimco Realty (KIM), W. P. Carey (WPC), Sun Communities (SUI), Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI), Lamar Advertising (LAMR), Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), and Camden Property Trust (CPT). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) and Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:DOC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, risk, earnings and dividends.
American Homes 4 Rent received 94 more outperform votes than Healthpeak Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.52% of users gave American Homes 4 Rent an outperform vote while only 62.90% of users gave Healthpeak Properties an outperform vote.
91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Healthpeak Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Healthpeak Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Healthpeak Properties has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
American Homes 4 Rent has a net margin of 22.55% compared to Healthpeak Properties' net margin of 8.56%. American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity of 5.00% beat Healthpeak Properties' return on equity.
American Homes 4 Rent has higher revenue and earnings than Healthpeak Properties. American Homes 4 Rent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Healthpeak Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, American Homes 4 Rent had 7 more articles in the media than Healthpeak Properties. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent and 7 mentions for Healthpeak Properties. American Homes 4 Rent's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Healthpeak Properties' score of 0.56 indicating that American Homes 4 Rent is being referred to more favorably in the media.
American Homes 4 Rent presently has a consensus price target of $39.62, suggesting a potential upside of 10.50%. Healthpeak Properties has a consensus price target of $18.50, suggesting a potential downside of 5.52%. Given American Homes 4 Rent's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe American Homes 4 Rent is more favorable than Healthpeak Properties.
American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Healthpeak Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. American Homes 4 Rent pays out 106.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Healthpeak Properties pays out 342.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
American Homes 4 Rent beats Healthpeak Properties on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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