Apartment Investment and Management (AIV) Competitors $7.72 -0.05 (-0.58%) As of 12:38 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AIV vs. UMH, AVB, EQR, MAA, ESS, SUI, UDR, ELS, CPT, and IRTShould you be buying Apartment Investment and Management stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Apartment Investment and Management include UMH Properties (UMH), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Equity Residential (EQR), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Sun Communities (SUI), UDR (UDR), Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), Camden Property Trust (CPT), and Independence Realty Trust (IRT). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry. Apartment Investment and Management vs. UMH Properties AvalonBay Communities Equity Residential Mid-America Apartment Communities Essex Property Trust Sun Communities UDR Equity LifeStyle Properties Camden Property Trust Independence Realty Trust Apartment Investment and Management (NYSE:AIV) and UMH Properties (NYSE:UMH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. Is AIV or UMH a better dividend stock? Apartment Investment and Management pays an annual dividend of $1.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.1%. UMH Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Apartment Investment and Management pays out -136.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UMH Properties pays out 3,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apartment Investment and Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is AIV or UMH more profitable? UMH Properties has a net margin of 11.81% compared to Apartment Investment and Management's net margin of -119.76%. UMH Properties' return on equity of 6.06% beat Apartment Investment and Management's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Apartment Investment and Management-119.76% -68.04% -11.72% UMH Properties 11.81%6.06%1.92% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AIV or UMH? 83.3% of Apartment Investment and Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.4% of UMH Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Apartment Investment and Management shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of UMH Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer AIV or UMH? In the previous week, UMH Properties had 7 more articles in the media than Apartment Investment and Management. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for UMH Properties and 4 mentions for Apartment Investment and Management. Apartment Investment and Management's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat UMH Properties' score of 0.90 indicating that Apartment Investment and Management is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Apartment Investment and Management 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive UMH Properties 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, AIV or UMH? Apartment Investment and Management has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UMH Properties has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AIV or UMH? Apartment Investment and Management received 138 more outperform votes than UMH Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.00% of users gave Apartment Investment and Management an outperform vote while only 59.14% of users gave UMH Properties an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformApartment Investment and ManagementOutperform Votes38760.00% Underperform Votes25840.00% UMH PropertiesOutperform Votes24959.14% Underperform Votes17240.86% Do analysts recommend AIV or UMH? UMH Properties has a consensus price target of $21.17, indicating a potential upside of 20.64%. Given UMH Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe UMH Properties is more favorable than Apartment Investment and Management.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Apartment Investment and Management 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00UMH Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has higher valuation and earnings, AIV or UMH? UMH Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Apartment Investment and Management. Apartment Investment and Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UMH Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioApartment Investment and Management$208.68M5.26-$166.20M-$0.74-10.44UMH Properties$240.55M6.02$8.01M$0.03584.83 SummaryUMH Properties beats Apartment Investment and Management on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Apartment Investment and Management News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AIV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AIV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricApartment Investment and ManagementReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.10B$6.83B$11.11B$18.85BDividend YieldN/A7.31%5.93%4.16%P/E Ratio-4.4758.5222.0432.25Price / Sales5.266.6025.7028.08Price / CashN/A17.3217.6017.53Price / Book2.681.632.614.42Net Income-$166.20M$177.71M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.39%0.79%2.14%2.70%1 Month Performance-10.95%-7.80%-2.55%-6.35%1 Year Performance-3.92%2.86%535.66%3.06% Apartment Investment and Management Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AIVApartment Investment and Management0.9494 of 5 stars$7.73-0.6%N/A-3.5%$1.10B$208.68M-4.4760News CoveragePositive NewsUMHUMH Properties3.775 of 5 stars$17.14+1.8%$21.17+23.5%+12.3%$1.42B$240.55M131.86460Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageAVBAvalonBay Communities4.4857 of 5 stars$200.74+4.0%$237.47+18.3%+9.5%$28.58B$2.91B26.452,950Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsEQREquity Residential4.6986 of 5 stars$66.88+3.5%$78.51+17.4%+10.2%$25.39B$2.98B24.592,400Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsMAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.2957 of 5 stars$158.18+2.5%$168.76+6.7%+25.2%$18.49B$2.19B35.312,390Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradePositive NewsESSEssex Property Trust4.4757 of 5 stars$272.76+3.5%$307.11+12.6%+14.7%$17.55B$1.77B23.641,770Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsSUISun Communities3.488 of 5 stars$123.02+2.0%$136.70+11.1%+1.8%$15.70B$3.20B66.147,590Analyst ForecastPositive NewsUDRUDR4.6045 of 5 stars$40.76+3.3%$46.12+13.1%+12.4%$13.50B$1.67B163.041,330Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsELSEquity LifeStyle Properties4.5337 of 5 stars$65.49+1.8%$74.20+13.3%+1.9%$12.52B$1.43B33.584,100Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageCPTCamden Property Trust4.2601 of 5 stars$111.18+3.0%$127.61+14.8%+15.6%$12.10B$1.54B74.121,650Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsIRTIndependence Realty Trust3.9966 of 5 stars$18.74+2.9%$22.33+19.2%+25.1%$4.33B$640.04M104.11920Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UMH Alternatives AVB Alternatives EQR Alternatives MAA Alternatives ESS Alternatives SUI Alternatives UDR Alternatives ELS Alternatives CPT Alternatives IRT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AIV) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashHere’s the cold truth: If your money is sitting idle in a bank account, it’s vulnerable. 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