American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) Competitors

AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) and American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Do analysts prefer AVB or AMH?

AvalonBay Communities presently has a consensus price target of $223.43, suggesting a potential upside of 14.36%. American Homes 4 Rent has a consensus price target of $40.42, suggesting a potential upside of 15.99%. Given American Homes 4 Rent's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe American Homes 4 Rent is more favorable than AvalonBay Communities.

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)	2.40
American Homes 4 Rent	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk and volatility, AVB or AMH?

AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AVB or AMH?

AvalonBay Communities has higher revenue and earnings than American Homes 4 Rent. AvalonBay Communities 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
AvalonBay Communities	$2.91B	9.55	$1.08B	$8.12	24.06
American Homes 4 Rent	$1.73B	7.48	$412.43M	$1.11	31.39

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AVB or AMH?

92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to AVB or AMH?

In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 13 more articles in the media than American Homes 4 Rent. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 6 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent. AvalonBay Communities' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat American Homes 4 Rent's score of 1.23 indicating that AvalonBay Communities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AvalonBay Communities	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
American Homes 4 Rent	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AVB or AMH more profitable?

AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 38.91% compared to American Homes 4 Rent's net margin of 23.72%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.70% beat American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AvalonBay Communities	38.91%	9.70%	5.45%
American Homes 4 Rent	23.72%	5.60%	3.29%

Is AVB or AMH a better dividend stock?

AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. AvalonBay Communities pays out 86.2% 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 108.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AvalonBay Communities has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and American Homes 4 Rent has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. AvalonBay Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

AvalonBay Communities beats American Homes 4 Rent on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.