SUI vs. AVB, EQR, ESS, MAA, UDR, ELS, CPT, UMH, AIV, and DLR
Should you be buying Sun Communities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sun Communities include AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Equity Residential (EQR), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), UDR (UDR), Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), Camden Property Trust (CPT), UMH Properties (UMH), Apartment Investment and Management (AIV), and Digital Realty Trust (DLR). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
Sun Communities vs.
Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) and AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.
AvalonBay Communities has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
Sun Communities has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Sun Communities currently has a consensus price target of $135.69, suggesting a potential upside of 8.44%. AvalonBay Communities has a consensus price target of $234.53, suggesting a potential upside of 9.39%. Given AvalonBay Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AvalonBay Communities is more favorable than Sun Communities.
AvalonBay Communities received 270 more outperform votes than Sun Communities when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.47% of users gave AvalonBay Communities an outperform vote while only 60.42% of users gave Sun Communities an outperform vote.
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.
99.6% of Sun Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Sun Communities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Sun Communities had 20 more articles in the media than AvalonBay Communities. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Sun Communities and 13 mentions for AvalonBay Communities. AvalonBay Communities' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Sun Communities' score of 0.19 indicating that AvalonBay Communities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Sun Communities pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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 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. AvalonBay Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
AvalonBay Communities beats Sun Communities on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get Sun Communities News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SUI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
Sun Communities Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
This page (NYSE:SUI) was last updated on 1/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
