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 better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KMP.UN or CAR.UN?

42.4% of Killam Apartment REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.2% of Canadian Apartment Properties REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Killam Apartment REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Canadian Apartment Properties REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer KMP.UN or CAR.UN?

Killam Apartment REIT currently has a consensus price target of C$21.93, indicating a potential upside of 27.62%. Canadian Apartment Properties REIT has a consensus price target of C$56.30, indicating a potential upside of 28.39%. Given Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Is KMP.UN or CAR.UN a better dividend stock?

Killam Apartment REIT pays an annual dividend of C$0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Canadian Apartment Properties REIT pays an annual dividend of C$1.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Killam Apartment REIT pays out 26.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Apartment Properties REIT pays out -193.3% 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.

Does the media favor KMP.UN or CAR.UN?

In the previous week, Killam Apartment REIT had 3 more articles in the media than Canadian Apartment Properties REIT. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Killam Apartment REIT and 0 mentions for Canadian Apartment Properties REIT. Killam Apartment REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that Killam Apartment REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Killam Apartment REIT	Positive
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KMP.UN or CAR.UN?

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT received 85 more outperform votes than Killam Apartment REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.58% of users gave Killam Apartment REIT an outperform vote while only 61.34% of users gave Canadian Apartment Properties REIT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Killam Apartment REIT	Outperform Votes 253 66.58%	Underperform Votes 127 33.42%
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	Outperform Votes 338 61.34%	Underperform Votes 213 38.66%

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

Killam Apartment REIT has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Apartment Properties REIT has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, KMP.UN or CAR.UN?

Killam Apartment REIT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Canadian Apartment Properties REIT. Canadian Apartment Properties REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Killam Apartment 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$352.76M	5.77	C$310.11M	C$2.61	6.57
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	C$1.08B	6.81	-C$126.23M	-C$0.75	-58.71

Is KMP.UN or CAR.UN more profitable?

Killam Apartment REIT has a net margin of 87.91% compared to Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's net margin of -11.69%. Killam Apartment REIT's return on equity of 12.56% beat Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Killam Apartment REIT	87.91%	12.56%	2.57%
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	-11.69%	-2.11%	2.35%

Summary

Killam Apartment REIT beats Canadian Apartment Properties REIT on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.