UMH Properties (UMH) Competitors

American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) and UMH Properties (NYSE:UMH) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Is AMH or UMH a better dividend stock?

American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. UMH Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. American Homes 4 Rent pays out 108.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. UMH Properties pays out 642.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Homes 4 Rent has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and UMH Properties has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Is AMH or UMH more profitable?

American Homes 4 Rent has a net margin of 23.72% compared to UMH Properties' net margin of 12.18%. American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity of 5.60% beat UMH Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Homes 4 Rent	23.72%	5.60%	3.29%
UMH Properties	12.18%	5.19%	1.96%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AMH or UMH?

American Homes 4 Rent has higher revenue and earnings than UMH Properties. American Homes 4 Rent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UMH Properties, 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
American Homes 4 Rent	$1.73B	7.48	$412.43M	$1.11	31.39
UMH Properties	$240.55M	5.37	$21.64M	$0.14	108.61

Does the media prefer AMH or UMH?

In the previous week, UMH Properties had 3 more articles in the media than American Homes 4 Rent. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for UMH Properties and 6 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent. American Homes 4 Rent's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat UMH Properties' score of 0.91 indicating that American Homes 4 Rent is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Homes 4 Rent	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
UMH Properties	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AMH or UMH?

91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.4% of UMH Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of UMH Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, AMH or UMH?

American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UMH Properties has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate AMH or UMH?

American Homes 4 Rent presently has a consensus price target of $40.42, indicating a potential upside of 15.99%. UMH Properties has a consensus price target of $20.25, indicating a potential upside of 33.18%. Given UMH Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe UMH Properties is more favorable than American Homes 4 Rent.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Homes 4 Rent	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
UMH Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

American Homes 4 Rent beats UMH Properties on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.