Elme Communities (ELME) Competitors

Elme Communities (NYSE:ELME) and AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.

Do analysts rate ELME or AVB?

Elme Communities presently has a consensus price target of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.29%. AvalonBay Communities has a consensus price target of $223.43, suggesting a potential upside of 14.07%. Given AvalonBay Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AvalonBay Communities is more favorable than Elme Communities.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elme Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
AvalonBay Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Is ELME or AVB more profitable?

AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 38.91% compared to Elme Communities' net margin of -5.78%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.70% beat Elme Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elme Communities	-5.78%	-1.33%	-0.78%
AvalonBay Communities	38.91%	9.70%	5.45%

Which has more volatility & risk, ELME or AVB?

Elme Communities has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ELME or AVB a better dividend stock?

Elme Communities pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Elme Communities pays out -480.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. AvalonBay Communities has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Elme Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer ELME or AVB?

In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 22 more articles in the media than Elme Communities. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 6 mentions for Elme Communities. Elme Communities' average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat AvalonBay Communities' score of 1.14 indicating that Elme Communities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Elme Communities	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
AvalonBay Communities	19 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ELME or AVB?

87.9% of Elme Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Elme Communities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ELME or AVB?

AvalonBay Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Elme Communities. Elme Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AvalonBay Communities, 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
Elme Communities	$241.93M	6.23	-$13.10M	-$0.15	-113.89
AvalonBay Communities	$2.98B	9.36	$1.08B	$8.12	24.12

Summary

AvalonBay Communities beats Elme Communities on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.