Noah (NOAH) Competitors

Noah (NYSE:NOAH) and Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE:APLE) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Is NOAH or APLE more profitable?

Noah has a net margin of 19.22% compared to Apple Hospitality REIT's net margin of 13.38%. Apple Hospitality REIT's return on equity of 5.84% beat Noah's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Noah	19.22%	5.62%	4.68%
Apple Hospitality REIT	13.38%	5.84%	3.82%

Do analysts prefer NOAH or APLE?

Noah presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.88%. Apple Hospitality REIT has a consensus target price of $15.75, indicating a potential upside of 27.63%. Given Apple Hospitality REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Apple Hospitality REIT is more favorable than Noah.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Noah	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Apple Hospitality REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is NOAH or APLE a better dividend stock?

Noah pays an annual dividend of $1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Apple Hospitality REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Noah pays out 116.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apple Hospitality REIT pays out 121.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Noah is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NOAH or APLE?

Apple Hospitality REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Noah. Noah is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apple Hospitality REIT, 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
Noah	$2.57B	0.32	$65.14M	$0.97	12.61
Apple Hospitality REIT	$1.43B	2.05	$214.06M	$0.79	15.62

Does the media prefer NOAH or APLE?

In the previous week, Apple Hospitality REIT had 12 more articles in the media than Noah. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Apple Hospitality REIT and 0 mentions for Noah. Noah's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Apple Hospitality REIT's score of 0.91 indicating that Noah is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Noah	Positive
Apple Hospitality REIT	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NOAH or APLE?

42.7% of Noah shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 47.2% of Noah shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, NOAH or APLE?

Noah has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple Hospitality REIT has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Apple Hospitality REIT beats Noah on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.