Elme Communities (ELME) Competitors $15.73 -0.17 (-1.07%) (As of 02:22 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ELME vs. PIPR, MC, VIRT, IRT, PECO, AHR, LB, VCTR, AB, and HHHShould you be buying Elme Communities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Elme Communities include Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR), Moelis & Company (MC), Virtu Financial (VIRT), Independence Realty Trust (IRT), Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO), American Healthcare REIT (AHR), LandBridge (LB), Victory Capital (VCTR), AllianceBernstein (AB), and Howard Hughes (HHH). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Elme Communities vs. Piper Sandler Companies Moelis & Company Virtu Financial Independence Realty Trust Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. American Healthcare REIT LandBridge Victory Capital AllianceBernstein Howard Hughes Elme Communities (NYSE:ELME) and Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE:PIPR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ELME or PIPR? Piper Sandler Companies received 100 more outperform votes than Elme Communities when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.97% of users gave Piper Sandler Companies an outperform vote while only 14.29% of users gave Elme Communities an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformElme CommunitiesOutperform Votes214.29%Underperform Votes1285.71% Piper Sandler CompaniesOutperform Votes10253.97% Underperform Votes8746.03% Which has better earnings & valuation, ELME or PIPR? Piper Sandler Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Elme Communities. Elme Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Piper Sandler Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioElme Communities$239.52M5.78-$52.98M-$0.15-104.87Piper Sandler Companies$1.35B4.12$85.49M$9.3633.35 Does the media favor ELME or PIPR? In the previous week, Piper Sandler Companies had 4 more articles in the media than Elme Communities. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Piper Sandler Companies and 6 mentions for Elme Communities. Piper Sandler Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Elme Communities' score of -0.16 indicating that Piper Sandler Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Elme Communities 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Piper Sandler Companies 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders believe in ELME or PIPR? 87.9% of Elme Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% of Piper Sandler Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Elme Communities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Piper Sandler Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is ELME or PIPR a better dividend stock? Elme Communities pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Piper Sandler Companies pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Elme Communities pays out -480.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Piper Sandler Companies pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Elme Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more risk & volatility, ELME or PIPR? Elme Communities has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Piper Sandler Companies has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate ELME or PIPR? Elme Communities currently has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.07%. Piper Sandler Companies has a consensus price target of $193.00, suggesting a potential downside of 38.18%. Given Elme Communities' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Elme Communities is more favorable than Piper Sandler Companies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Elme Communities 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Piper Sandler Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Is ELME or PIPR more profitable? Piper Sandler Companies has a net margin of 10.84% compared to Elme Communities' net margin of -5.51%. Piper Sandler Companies' return on equity of 16.06% beat Elme Communities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Elme Communities-5.51% -1.17% -0.70% Piper Sandler Companies 10.84%16.06%10.81% SummaryPiper Sandler Companies beats Elme Communities on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now Get Elme Communities News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ELME 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 ELME vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricElme CommunitiesReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.38B$7.15B$10.49B$19.67BDividend Yield4.41%6.61%10.36%3.51%P/E Ratio-104.8644.0248.6043.67Price / Sales5.787.843,155.5217.94Price / Cash35.7117.7930.5921.73Price / Book1.202.612.765.46Net Income-$52.98M$145.32M$1.02B$987.88M7 Day Performance-4.26%-0.60%-1.32%-2.12%1 Month Performance-1.32%-0.11%-0.01%0.87%1 Year Performance7.74%5.72%16.38%16.62% Elme Communities Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ELMEElme Communities0.7399 of 5 stars$15.73-1.1%$17.00+8.1%+9.7%$1.38B$239.52M-104.86100Analyst DowngradeNews CoveragePositive NewsPIPRPiper Sandler Companies3.0142 of 5 stars$318.96-0.5%$193.00-39.5%+77.7%$5.67B$1.35B34.081,725Positive NewsMCMoelis & Company1.6209 of 5 stars$75.62+2.3%$66.50-12.1%+27.9%$5.67B$970.70M139.491,161VIRTVirtu Financial4.7618 of 5 stars$36.64+0.4%$29.50-19.5%+75.5%$5.67B$2.29B18.34990IRTIndependence Realty Trust2.8944 of 5 stars$21.62+1.0%$20.43-5.5%+35.3%$4.87B$660.98M79.26952Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsPECOPhillips Edison & Company, Inc.2.5319 of 5 stars$39.21+0.3%$39.00-0.5%+5.1%$4.81B$610.12M85.22290Dividend IncreasePositive NewsAHRAmerican Healthcare REIT2.7179 of 5 stars$28.48+0.0%$25.13-11.8%N/A$4.36B$1.87B-59.31110News CoveragePositive NewsLBLandBridge2.2832 of 5 stars$59.03-2.0%$40.00-32.2%N/A$4.32B$110.95M17.136News CoverageVCTRVictory Capital4.4776 of 5 stars$64.52+0.3%$63.67-1.3%+85.1%$4.20B$821.03M16.06481Positive NewsABAllianceBernstein4.0773 of 5 stars$35.80-0.4%$42.40+18.4%+10.6%$4.12B$4.16B10.304,707HHHHoward Hughes1.3828 of 5 stars$81.66-0.4%$82.00+0.4%-3.7%$4.09B$1.20B54.83608 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Piper Sandler Companies Competitors Moelis & Company Competitors Virtu Financial Competitors Independence Realty Trust Competitors Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. 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