Killam Apartment REIT (KMP.UN) Competitors

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (TSE:CAR.UN) and Killam Apartment REIT (TSE:KMP.UN) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Is CAR.UN or KMP.UN more profitable?

Killam Apartment REIT has a net margin of 86.91% compared to Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's net margin of -4.95%. Killam Apartment REIT's return on equity of 12.07% beat Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	-4.95%	-1.08%	2.40%
Killam Apartment REIT	86.91%	12.07%	2.57%

Which has more volatility & risk, CAR.UN or KMP.UN?

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Killam Apartment REIT has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CAR.UN or KMP.UN a better dividend stock?

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT pays an annual dividend of C$1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Killam Apartment REIT pays an annual dividend of C$0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Canadian Apartment Properties REIT pays out -468.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Killam Apartment REIT pays out 26.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do analysts prefer CAR.UN or KMP.UN?

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT presently has a consensus price target of C$53.78, suggesting a potential upside of 22.98%. Killam Apartment REIT has a consensus price target of C$22.14, suggesting a potential upside of 21.86%. Given Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Canadian Apartment Properties REIT is more favorable than Killam Apartment REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Killam Apartment REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to CAR.UN or KMP.UN?

In the previous week, Killam Apartment REIT had 1 more articles in the media than Canadian Apartment Properties REIT. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Killam Apartment REIT and 4 mentions for Canadian Apartment Properties REIT. Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Killam Apartment REIT's score of -0.01 indicating that Canadian Apartment Properties REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Killam Apartment REIT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CAR.UN or KMP.UN?

42.6% of Canadian Apartment Properties REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of Killam Apartment REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Canadian Apartment Properties REIT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Killam Apartment REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CAR.UN or KMP.UN?

Killam Apartment REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Canadian Apartment Properties REIT. Canadian Apartment Properties REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Killam Apartment REIT, 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
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	C$1.09B	6.71	-C$54.15M	-C$0.32	-136.66
Killam Apartment REIT	C$356.70M	6.06	C$310.02M	C$2.60	6.99

Summary

Killam Apartment REIT beats Canadian Apartment Properties REIT on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.