NexPoint Residential Trust (NXRT) Competitors $34.69 +0.68 (+1.99%) Closing price 09/5/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.67 -0.01 (-0.03%) As of 09/5/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NXRT vs. AVB, CPT, CSR, ELME, EQR, ESS, IRT, MAA, UDR, and UMHShould you be buying NexPoint Residential Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NexPoint Residential Trust include AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Centerspace (CSR), Elme Communities (ELME), Equity Residential (EQR), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Independence Realty Trust (IRT), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR), and UMH Properties (UMH). These companies are all part of the "reit - eqty trust - resid" industry. NexPoint Residential Trust vs. Its Competitors AvalonBay Communities Camden Property Trust Centerspace Elme Communities Equity Residential Essex Property Trust Independence Realty Trust Mid-America Apartment Communities United Dominion Realty Trust UMH Properties NexPoint Residential Trust (NYSE:NXRT) and AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and earnings. Which has more risk & volatility, NXRT or AVB? NexPoint Residential Trust has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate NXRT or AVB? NexPoint Residential Trust presently has a consensus target price of $41.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.64%. AvalonBay Communities has a consensus target price of $223.43, suggesting a potential upside of 14.36%. Given NexPoint Residential Trust's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe NexPoint Residential Trust is more favorable than AvalonBay Communities.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NexPoint Residential Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88AvalonBay Communities 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Does the media favor NXRT or AVB? In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 12 more articles in the media than NexPoint Residential Trust. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 7 mentions for NexPoint Residential Trust. AvalonBay Communities' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat NexPoint Residential Trust's score of 0.57 indicating that AvalonBay Communities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NexPoint Residential Trust 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AvalonBay Communities 18 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NXRT or AVB? AvalonBay Communities has higher revenue and earnings than NexPoint Residential Trust. NexPoint Residential Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AvalonBay Communities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNexPoint Residential Trust$254.39M3.46$1.11M-$1.96-17.70AvalonBay Communities$2.91B9.55$1.08B$8.1224.06 Is NXRT or AVB a better dividend stock? NexPoint Residential Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. NexPoint Residential Trust pays out -104.1% 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. NexPoint Residential Trust has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and AvalonBay Communities has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. NexPoint Residential Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NXRT or AVB? 76.6% of NexPoint Residential Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of NexPoint Residential Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is NXRT or AVB more profitable? AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 38.91% compared to NexPoint Residential Trust's net margin of -19.55%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.70% beat NexPoint Residential Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NexPoint Residential Trust-19.55% -12.54% -2.62% AvalonBay Communities 38.91%9.70%5.45% SummaryAvalonBay Communities beats NexPoint Residential Trust on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NXRT 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 NXRT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNexPoint Residential TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$879.37M$6.96B$12.49B$21.35BDividend Yield6.00%5.04%5.42%3.50%P/E Ratio-17.7047.42232.4229.63Price / Sales3.465.6031.4149.11Price / Cash6.8522.0122.1224.54Price / Book2.151.932.294.55Net Income$1.11M$193.23M$1.01B$999.70M7 Day Performance0.71%0.31%0.41%0.58%1 Month Performance11.30%4.22%3.76%5.66%1 Year Performance-22.73%-15.03%540.98%17.40% NexPoint Residential Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NXRTNexPoint Residential Trust4.3394 of 5 stars$34.69+2.0%$41.50+19.6%-24.4%$879.37M$254.39M-17.703News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeAVBAvalonBay Communities4.5014 of 5 stars$192.45-0.6%$225.64+17.2%-13.7%$27.57B$2.91B23.702,988Positive NewsCPTCamden Property Trust4.4327 of 5 stars$108.92-0.5%$124.94+14.7%-10.4%$11.69B$1.54B76.161,660News CoveragePositive NewsCSRCenterspace2.9383 of 5 stars$57.40-1.3%$69.75+21.5%-19.6%$974.74M$260.98M-31.89470Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑ELMEElme Communities1.8456 of 5 stars$16.99+0.2%$18.50+8.9%-2.7%$1.49B$241.93M-113.23100Positive NewsEQREquity Residential4.7103 of 5 stars$64.85-0.6%$77.78+19.9%-11.5%$24.92B$2.98B24.472,500Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeESSEssex Property Trust4.8302 of 5 stars$265.66-0.4%$302.86+14.0%-11.2%$17.18B$1.77B21.361,715News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓IRTIndependence Realty Trust4.552 of 5 stars$17.50-1.0%$22.56+28.9%-10.2%$4.13B$640.03M145.79920MAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.8071 of 5 stars$142.09-0.7%$163.21+14.9%-9.8%$16.74B$2.19B29.242,532Positive NewsDividend CutUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust4.7333 of 5 stars$38.96-0.6%$45.23+16.1%-12.1%$12.99B$1.67B102.531,432Positive NewsUMHUMH Properties4.6134 of 5 stars$15.78-1.4%$20.25+28.3%-22.7%$1.36B$240.55M112.70460News CoverageInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AvalonBay Communities Alternatives Camden Property Trust Alternatives Centerspace Alternatives Elme Communities Alternatives Equity Residential Alternatives Essex Property Trust Alternatives Independence Realty Trust Alternatives Mid-America Apartment Communities Alternatives United Dominion Realty Trust Alternatives UMH Properties Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NXRT) was last updated on 9/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | Sponsored6-Figure Target for BTC by 2025Crypto ETF records broken – here's what’s next The biggest names in finance have built the infrastructure f...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredWhat Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold playA Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. 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