Killam Apartment REIT (KMP.UN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Killam Apartment REIT, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is one of Canada's largest residential landlords, owning, operating, managing and developing a $2.8 billion portfolio of apartments and manufactured home communities. Killam's strategy to enhance value and profitability focuses on three priorities: 1) increasing earnings from existing operations, 2) expanding the portfolio and diversifying geographically through accretive acquisitions, with an emphasis on newer properties, and 3) developing high-quality properties in its core markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$16.70 to C$17.22
• 50-Day Range: C$16.71 to C$20.32
• 52-Week Range: C$16.62 to C$21.72
• Volume: 1.77 million shs
• Average Volume: 264,208 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$2.04 billion
• P/E Ratio: 6.60
• Dividend Yield: 4.08%
• Price Target: C$22.55
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Killam Apartment REIT Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Killam Apartment REIT scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Killam Apartment REIT has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.89, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Killam Apartment REIT has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Killam Apartment REIT is 6.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 128.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Killam Apartment REIT is 6.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 267.19.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Killam Apartment REIT has a P/B Ratio of 0.76. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for KMP.UN.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Killam Apartment REIT is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.56%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Killam Apartment REIT does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Killam Apartment REIT is 26.92%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for KMP.UN.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.34

News Sentiment

Killam Apartment REIT has a news sentiment score of 0.34. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Killam Apartment REIT this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Killam Apartment REIT to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Killam Apartment REIT insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.43% of the stock of Killam Apartment REIT is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 39.36% of the stock of Killam Apartment REIT is held by institutions.

KMP.UN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KMP.UN shares performed this year?

Killam Apartment REIT's stock was trading at C$17.96 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, KMP.UN shares have decreased by 4.4% and is now trading at C$17.17.
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How do I buy shares of Killam Apartment REIT?

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Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/27/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 11/15 Dividend: 10/31/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/15/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: REIT - Residential
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:KMP.UN
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.killamproperties.com
• Phone: +1-902-4539000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 616
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$22.55
• High Stock Price Target: C$24.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$20.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +31.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.89
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$2.60
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.60
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.31
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: C$310.02 million
• Net Margins: 86.91%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 12.07%
• Return on Assets: 2.57%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 82.05
• Current Ratio: 0.10
• Quick Ratio: 0.03

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$356.70 million
• Price / Sales: 5.73
• Cash Flow: C$0.09 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 190.92
• Book Value: C$22.64 per share
• Price / Book: 0.76

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 119,010,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$2.04 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.10