ELS vs. CPT, UDR, SUI, MAA, ESS, EQR, AVB, LAMR, GLPI, and REG
Should you be buying Equity LifeStyle Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equity LifeStyle Properties include Camden Property Trust (CPT), UDR (UDR), Sun Communities (SUI), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Equity Residential (EQR), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Lamar Advertising (LAMR), Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI), and Regency Centers (REG). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) and Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.
Camden Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Equity LifeStyle Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Camden Property Trust pays out 101.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Equity LifeStyle Properties pays out 104.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Camden Property Trust has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Equity LifeStyle Properties has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Camden Property Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Camden Property Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Equity LifeStyle Properties. Camden Property Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equity LifeStyle Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Camden Property Trust has a net margin of 28.78% compared to Camden Property Trust's net margin of 22.69%. Camden Property Trust's return on equity of 22.71% beat Equity LifeStyle Properties' return on equity.
Camden Property Trust currently has a consensus price target of $108.36, suggesting a potential upside of 1.75%. Equity LifeStyle Properties has a consensus price target of $68.85, suggesting a potential upside of 6.45%. Given Camden Property Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Equity LifeStyle Properties is more favorable than Camden Property Trust.
Camden Property Trust received 243 more outperform votes than Equity LifeStyle Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.49% of users gave Camden Property Trust an outperform vote while only 57.65% of users gave Equity LifeStyle Properties an outperform vote.
97.2% of Camden Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Camden Property Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Equity LifeStyle Properties had 1 more articles in the media than Camden Property Trust. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Equity LifeStyle Properties and 11 mentions for Camden Property Trust. Equity LifeStyle Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Camden Property Trust's score of 1.19 indicating that Camden Property Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Camden Property Trust has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equity LifeStyle Properties has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Camden Property Trust beats Equity LifeStyle Properties on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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