ELS vs. CPT, UDR, SUI, MAA, ESS, EQR, AVB, REG, GLPI, and LAMR
Should you be buying Equity LifeStyle Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equity LifeStyle Properties include Camden Property Trust (CPT), UDR (UDR), Sun Communities (SUI), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Equity Residential (EQR), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Regency Centers (REG), Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI), and Lamar Advertising (LAMR). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) and Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation and earnings.
Camden Property Trust received 243 more outperform votes than Equity LifeStyle Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.67% of users gave Camden Property Trust an outperform vote while only 57.65% of users gave Equity LifeStyle Properties an outperform vote.
Equity LifeStyle Properties has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Camden Property Trust has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Camden Property Trust had 29 more articles in the media than Equity LifeStyle Properties. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Camden Property Trust and 10 mentions for Equity LifeStyle Properties. Camden Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Equity LifeStyle Properties' score of 0.80 indicating that Camden Property Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Equity LifeStyle Properties presently has a consensus target price of $68.85, indicating a potential upside of 9.23%. Camden Property Trust has a consensus target price of $107.06, indicating a potential upside of 1.01%. Given Equity LifeStyle Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Equity LifeStyle Properties is more favorable than Camden Property Trust.
Equity LifeStyle Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Camden Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Equity LifeStyle Properties pays out 104.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Camden Property Trust pays out 101.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Camden Property Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Camden Property Trust has a net margin of 28.78% compared to Equity LifeStyle Properties' net margin of 22.69%. Equity LifeStyle Properties' return on equity of 22.71% beat Camden Property Trust's return on equity.
97.2% of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Camden Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Camden Property Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Camden Property Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Equity LifeStyle Properties. Camden Property Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equity LifeStyle Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Camden Property Trust beats Equity LifeStyle Properties on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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