Sun Communities (SUI) Competitors

AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) and Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer AVB or SUI?

In the previous week, Sun Communities had 14 more articles in the media than AvalonBay Communities. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Sun Communities and 17 mentions for AvalonBay Communities. Sun Communities' average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat AvalonBay Communities' score of 0.17 indicating that Sun Communities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AvalonBay Communities	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sun Communities	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	21 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AVB or SUI?

92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.6% of Sun Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Sun Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate AVB or SUI?

AvalonBay Communities presently has a consensus price target of $231.33, indicating a potential upside of 4.31%. Sun Communities has a consensus price target of $137.08, indicating a potential upside of 11.41%. Given Sun Communities' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sun Communities is more favorable than AvalonBay Communities.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AvalonBay Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39
Sun Communities	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Which has more volatility & risk, AVB or SUI?

AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sun Communities has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AVB or SUI?

AvalonBay Communities has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sun Communities. AvalonBay Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sun Communities, 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
AvalonBay Communities	$2.88B	10.96	$928.83M	$7.31	30.34
Sun Communities	$3.18B	4.93	-$201M	$1.86	66.15

Is AVB or SUI more profitable?

AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 36.20% compared to Sun Communities' net margin of 7.46%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 8.84% beat Sun Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AvalonBay Communities	36.20%	8.84%	4.98%
Sun Communities	7.46%	3.21%	1.40%

Is AVB or SUI a better dividend stock?

AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Sun Communities pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. AvalonBay Communities pays out 93.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Sun Communities pays out 202.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AvalonBay Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AVB or SUI?

AvalonBay Communities received 271 more outperform votes than Sun Communities when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.43% of users gave AvalonBay Communities an outperform vote while only 60.30% of users gave Sun Communities an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AvalonBay Communities	Outperform Votes 672 60.43%	Underperform Votes 440 39.57%
Sun Communities	Outperform Votes 401 60.30%	Underperform Votes 264 39.70%

Summary

AvalonBay Communities beats Sun Communities on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.