Killam Apartment REIT (KMP.UN) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer KMP.UN or CAR.UN?

In the previous week, Killam Apartment REIT had 1 more articles in the media than Canadian Apartment Properties REIT. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Killam Apartment REIT and 1 mentions for Canadian Apartment Properties REIT. Killam Apartment REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that Killam Apartment REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do analysts rate KMP.UN or CAR.UN?

Killam Apartment REIT presently has a consensus target price of C$22.55, suggesting a potential upside of 32.80%. Canadian Apartment Properties REIT has a consensus target price of C$57.17, suggesting a potential upside of 35.85%. Given Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's higher possible upside, 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
Killam Apartment REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Is KMP.UN or CAR.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
Killam Apartment REIT	86.91%	12.07%	2.57%
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	-4.95%	-1.08%	2.40%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of KMP.UN or CAR.UN?

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

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

Killam Apartment REIT pays an annual dividend of C$0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Canadian Apartment Properties REIT pays an annual dividend of C$1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Killam Apartment REIT pays out 26.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Apartment Properties REIT pays out -468.8% 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.

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

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

Which has higher earnings & valuation, KMP.UN or CAR.UN?

Killam Apartment REIT has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Killam Apartment REIT	C$356.70M	5.67	C$310.02M	C$2.60	6.53
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	C$1.09B	6.45	-C$54.15M	-C$0.32	-131.50

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KMP.UN or CAR.UN?

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT received 88 more outperform votes than Killam Apartment REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.06% of users gave Killam Apartment REIT an outperform vote while only 60.39% of users gave Canadian Apartment Properties REIT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Killam Apartment REIT	Outperform Votes 255 66.06%	Underperform Votes 131 33.94%
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	Outperform Votes 343 60.39%	Underperform Votes 225 39.61%

Summary

Killam Apartment REIT beats Canadian Apartment Properties REIT on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.