Independence Realty Trust (IRT) Competitors

Nomura (NYSE:NMR) and Independence Realty Trust (NYSE:IRT) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, NMR or IRT?

Nomura has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Independence Realty Trust has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend NMR or IRT?

Independence Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.81%. Given Independence Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Independence Realty Trust is more favorable than Nomura.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nomura	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Independence Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NMR or IRT?

15.1% of Nomura shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of Independence Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Nomura shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Independence Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer NMR or IRT?

In the previous week, Independence Realty Trust had 12 more articles in the media than Nomura. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Independence Realty Trust and 2 mentions for Nomura. Independence Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Nomura's score of 1.07 indicating that Independence Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nomura	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Independence Realty Trust	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is NMR or IRT more profitable?

Nomura has a net margin of 7.96% compared to Independence Realty Trust's net margin of 6.15%. Nomura's return on equity of 9.19% beat Independence Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nomura	7.96%	9.19%	0.56%
Independence Realty Trust	6.15%	1.11%	0.66%

Is NMR or IRT a better dividend stock?

Nomura pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Independence Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Nomura pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Independence Realty Trust pays out 355.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Nomura is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NMR or IRT?

Independence Realty Trust received 130 more outperform votes than Nomura when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.96% of users gave Independence Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 53.86% of users gave Nomura an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nomura	Outperform Votes 237 53.86%	Underperform Votes 203 46.14%
Independence Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 367 60.96%	Underperform Votes 235 39.04%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NMR or IRT?

Nomura has higher revenue and earnings than Independence Realty Trust. Nomura is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Independence Realty Trust, 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
Nomura	$1.67T	0.01	$1.14B	$0.70	9.50
Independence Realty Trust	$640.04M	7.57	$39.29M	$0.18	116.61

Summary

Independence Realty Trust beats Nomura on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.