NexPoint Residential Trust (NXRT) Competitors $34.04 +0.30 (+0.89%) As of 01:09 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) and NexPoint Residential Trust (NYSE:NXRT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, AVB or NXRT? AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NexPoint Residential Trust has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AVB or NXRT? 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.6% of NexPoint Residential Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of NexPoint Residential Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AVB or NXRT? 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 RatioAvalonBay Communities$2.91B9.82$1.08B$8.0325.04NexPoint Residential Trust$255.34M3.37$1.11M-$1.28-26.59 Is AVB or NXRT more profitable? AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 38.86% compared to NexPoint Residential Trust's net margin of -12.57%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.65% beat NexPoint Residential Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AvalonBay Communities38.86% 9.65% 5.42% NexPoint Residential Trust -12.57%-7.42%-1.66% Is AVB or NXRT a better dividend stock? AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. NexPoint Residential Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. AvalonBay Communities pays out 87.2% 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 pays out -159.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AvalonBay Communities has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and NexPoint Residential Trust 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 analysts rate AVB or NXRT? AvalonBay Communities currently has a consensus target price of $235.07, suggesting a potential upside of 16.91%. NexPoint Residential Trust has a consensus target price of $43.58, suggesting a potential upside of 28.04%. Given NexPoint Residential Trust's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NexPoint Residential Trust is more favorable than AvalonBay Communities.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AvalonBay Communities 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47NexPoint Residential Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media prefer AVB or NXRT? 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. NexPoint Residential Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat AvalonBay Communities' score of 0.94 indicating that NexPoint Residential Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AvalonBay Communities 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive NexPoint Residential Trust 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAvalonBay Communities beats NexPoint Residential Trust on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get NexPoint Residential Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NXRT 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 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$859.94M$7.12B$12.04B$20.60BDividend Yield5.98%4.88%5.55%3.65%P/E Ratio-26.5763.5219.0427.20Price / Sales3.375.6226.5253.52Price / Cash6.9023.3121.6222.28Price / Book2.111.962.294.58Net Income$1.11M$193.23M$997.60M$995.22M7 Day Performance0.44%-0.26%-0.40%-1.09%1 Month Performance2.20%0.50%3.25%3.25%1 Year Performance-17.64%-11.23%540.56%6.97% NexPoint Residential Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NXRTNexPoint Residential Trust4.8725 of 5 stars$34.04+0.9%$43.58+28.0%-16.2%$859.94M$255.34M-26.573Positive NewsAVBAvalonBay Communities4.4926 of 5 stars$202.02+0.1%$235.86+16.7%-1.8%$28.76B$2.91B25.162,988Analyst ForecastCPTCamden Property Trust4.2342 of 5 stars$114.08+0.3%$129.39+13.4%+2.9%$12.19B$1.55B104.661,660News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCSRCenterspace2.2508 of 5 stars$60.21+0.2%$71.56+18.8%-13.7%$1.01B$260.98M-53.76470Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastELMEElme Communities2.0513 of 5 stars$16.47+0.5%$18.50+12.3%+1.9%$1.45B$243.92M-109.79100Positive NewsEQREquity Residential4.403 of 5 stars$67.04+0.4%$79.19+18.1%-2.6%$25.47B$3.01B25.592,500Analyst ForecastESSEssex Property Trust4.6212 of 5 stars$284.67-0.7%$310.28+9.0%+1.6%$18.33B$1.77B27.241,715Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastIRTIndependence Realty Trust4.1774 of 5 stars$17.47-0.4%$22.70+30.0%-8.7%$4.08B$640.03M124.75920News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastMAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.6017 of 5 stars$151.34+0.4%$168.71+11.5%+5.3%$17.72B$2.19B31.532,532Analyst ForecastUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust4.7763 of 5 stars$40.37-0.1%$46.44+15.0%-1.5%$13.37B$1.68B115.331,432Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastUMHUMH Properties4.023 of 5 stars$17.04-0.4%$21.00+23.3%-3.0%$1.43B$244.10M141.97460 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 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRevolutionary AI Tech Targets Early Diabetic Blindness Detection FDA Trial UnderwayTiny Stock, Massive Potential— this company’s AI platform is a game changer for healthcare!Interactive Offers | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThe Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result.Something big is brewing in Washington. 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