Killam Apartment REIT (KMP.UN) Competitors

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

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CAR.UN or KMP.UN?

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT received 89 more outperform votes than Killam Apartment REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.72% of users gave Killam Apartment REIT an outperform vote while only 60.14% of users gave Canadian Apartment Properties REIT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	Outperform Votes 344 60.14%	Underperform Votes 228 39.86%
Killam Apartment REIT	Outperform Votes 255 65.72%	Underperform Votes 133 34.28%

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

In the previous week, Canadian Apartment Properties REIT had 1 more articles in the media than Killam Apartment REIT. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Canadian Apartment Properties REIT and 0 mentions for Killam Apartment REIT. Canadian Apartment Properties REIT's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Killam Apartment REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that Canadian Apartment Properties REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	Positive
Killam Apartment REIT	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CAR.UN or KMP.UN?

42.6% of Canadian Apartment Properties REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of Killam Apartment REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Canadian Apartment Properties REIT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Killam Apartment REIT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 3.7%. Killam Apartment REIT pays an annual dividend of C$0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. 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.

Which has higher 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	6.16	-C$54.15M	-C$0.32	-125.47
Killam Apartment REIT	C$356.70M	5.54	C$310.02M	C$2.60	6.39

Do analysts prefer CAR.UN or KMP.UN?

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT currently has a consensus price target of C$55.06, suggesting a potential upside of 37.14%. Killam Apartment REIT has a consensus price target of C$23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.47%. Given Killam Apartment REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Killam Apartment REIT is more favorable than Canadian Apartment Properties REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Killam Apartment REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

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

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

Summary

Killam Apartment REIT beats Canadian Apartment Properties REIT on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.