Apartment Investment and Management (AIV) Competitors $8.67 -0.01 (-0.16%) Closing price 08/6/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.00 +0.33 (+3.84%) As of 06:29 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AIV vs. AVB, BRX, CPT, EQR, ESS, FRT, IRT, KIM, MAA, and UDRShould you be buying Apartment Investment and Management stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Apartment Investment and Management include AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Brixmor Property Group (BRX), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Equity Residential (EQR), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), Independence Realty Trust (IRT), Kimco Realty (KIM), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), and United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Apartment Investment and Management vs. Its Competitors AvalonBay Communities Brixmor Property Group Camden Property Trust Equity Residential Essex Property Trust Federal Realty Investment Trust Independence Realty Trust Kimco Realty Mid-America Apartment Communities United Dominion Realty Trust AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) and Apartment Investment and Management (NYSE:AIV) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend AVB or AIV? AvalonBay Communities presently has a consensus price target of $228.79, suggesting a potential upside of 22.60%. Apartment Investment and Management has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.39%. Given AvalonBay Communities' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe AvalonBay Communities is more favorable than Apartment Investment and Management.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AvalonBay Communities 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Apartment Investment and Management 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is AVB or AIV more profitable? AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 38.91% compared to Apartment Investment and Management's net margin of -50.37%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.70% beat Apartment Investment and Management's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AvalonBay Communities38.91% 9.70% 5.45% Apartment Investment and Management -50.37%-45.41%-5.34% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AVB or AIV? 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Apartment Investment and Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Apartment Investment and Management shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor AVB or AIV? In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 36 more articles in the media than Apartment Investment and Management. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 8 mentions for Apartment Investment and Management. Apartment Investment and Management's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat AvalonBay Communities' score of 0.67 indicating that Apartment Investment and Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AvalonBay Communities 18 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Apartment Investment and Management 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AVB or AIV? AvalonBay Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Apartment Investment and Management. Apartment Investment and Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AvalonBay Communities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvalonBay Communities$2.91B9.12$1.08B$8.1222.98Apartment Investment and Management$208.68M5.89-$102.47M-$0.77-11.25 Which has more volatility and risk, AVB or AIV? AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apartment Investment and Management has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAvalonBay Communities beats Apartment Investment and Management on 12 of the 16 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 AIV 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 ManagementREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.23B$6.81B$12.20B$20.65BDividend YieldN/A5.19%5.64%3.66%P/E Ratio-11.2544.6619.7429.27Price / Sales5.895.3626.4662.24Price / Cash300.7722.8521.3823.31Price / Book7.221.922.124.37Net Income-$102.47M$193.23M$1.00B$996.36M7 Day Performance2.92%0.09%0.32%0.59%1 Month Performance0.18%-3.80%0.38%0.23%1 Year Performance-0.96%-15.31%544.59%16.71% Apartment Investment and Management Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AIVApartment Investment and Management1.4801 of 5 stars$8.67-0.2%$10.00+15.4%-2.1%$1.23B$208.68M-11.2560News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeOptions VolumeAVBAvalonBay Communities4.6458 of 5 stars$198.79-1.5%$235.07+18.3%-10.8%$28.72B$2.91B24.762,988Analyst ForecastBRXBrixmor Property Group4.4357 of 5 stars$25.53-0.4%$30.30+18.7%+5.8%$7.84B$1.29B24.31500Positive NewsCPTCamden Property Trust4.1683 of 5 stars$112.22-1.2%$129.28+15.2%-9.2%$12.13B$1.54B102.951,660Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastEQREquity Residential4.6944 of 5 stars$66.16-1.8%$78.81+19.1%-11.2%$25.60B$2.98B25.252,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastESSEssex Property Trust4.7972 of 5 stars$283.39-1.3%$310.94+9.7%-9.1%$18.48B$1.77B27.121,715Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeFRTFederal Realty Investment Trust4.7695 of 5 stars$93.18-1.1%$111.29+19.4%-17.1%$8.08B$1.20B26.70320Trending NewsEarnings ReportIRTIndependence Realty Trust4.2315 of 5 stars$17.17-1.2%$22.40+30.5%-13.1%$4.06B$640.03M122.64920Positive NewsKIMKimco Realty4.3445 of 5 stars$21.55-1.1%$24.70+14.6%-1.8%$14.73B$2.04B27.99640Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastMAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.3661 of 5 stars$149.37-1.5%$168.81+13.0%-6.4%$17.75B$2.19B31.122,532Analyst ForecastUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust4.5361 of 5 stars$39.90-1.3%$46.07+15.5%-7.0%$13.39B$1.67B114.001,432Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AVB Alternatives BRX Alternatives CPT Alternatives EQR Alternatives ESS Alternatives FRT Alternatives IRT Alternatives KIM Alternatives MAA Alternatives UDR 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 8/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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