Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) Competitors

Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE:APLE) and American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Which has more risk and volatility, APLE or AMH?

Apple Hospitality REIT has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, APLE or AMH?

American Homes 4 Rent has higher revenue and earnings than Apple Hospitality REIT. Apple Hospitality REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Homes 4 Rent, 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
Apple Hospitality REIT	$1.39B	2.67	$177.49M	$0.86	17.80
American Homes 4 Rent	$1.68B	8.63	$380.17M	$0.98	40.31

Is APLE or AMH more profitable?

American Homes 4 Rent has a net margin of 21.83% compared to Apple Hospitality REIT's net margin of 14.91%. Apple Hospitality REIT's return on equity of 6.30% beat American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apple Hospitality REIT	14.91%	6.30%	4.19%
American Homes 4 Rent	21.83%	4.89%	2.92%

Do analysts recommend APLE or AMH?

Apple Hospitality REIT presently has a consensus price target of $16.25, suggesting a potential upside of 7.40%. American Homes 4 Rent has a consensus price target of $41.60, suggesting a potential upside of 5.13%. Given Apple Hospitality REIT's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Apple Hospitality REIT is more favorable than American Homes 4 Rent.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Apple Hospitality REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
American Homes 4 Rent	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Does the MarketBeat Community favor APLE or AMH?

American Homes 4 Rent received 265 more outperform votes than Apple Hospitality REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.14% of users gave American Homes 4 Rent an outperform vote while only 57.07% of users gave Apple Hospitality REIT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Apple Hospitality REIT	Outperform Votes 331 57.07%	Underperform Votes 249 42.93%
American Homes 4 Rent	Outperform Votes 596 65.14%	Underperform Votes 319 34.86%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in APLE or AMH?

89.7% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.8% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to APLE or AMH?

In the previous week, American Homes 4 Rent had 12 more articles in the media than Apple Hospitality REIT. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent and 8 mentions for Apple Hospitality REIT. American Homes 4 Rent's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Apple Hospitality REIT's score of 0.57 indicating that American Homes 4 Rent is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Apple Hospitality REIT	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Homes 4 Rent	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is APLE or AMH a better dividend stock?

Apple Hospitality REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Apple Hospitality REIT pays out 111.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.

Summary

American Homes 4 Rent beats Apple Hospitality REIT on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.