Reviewing Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) and Killam Apartment REIT (OTCMKTS:KMMPF)

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) and Killam Apartment REIT (OTCMKTS:KMMPF) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Equity Residential and Killam Apartment REIT”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Equity Residential	$3.09 billion	8.13	$1.12 billion	$2.30	29.15
Killam Apartment REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Equity Residential has higher revenue and earnings than Killam Apartment REIT.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

92.7% of Equity Residential shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Equity Residential shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Equity Residential and Killam Apartment REIT, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Equity Residential	0	14	8	1	2.43
Killam Apartment REIT	0	0	5	0	3.00

Equity Residential currently has a consensus price target of $71.40, indicating a potential upside of 6.48%. Given Equity Residential’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Equity Residential is more favorable than Killam Apartment REIT.

Profitability

This table compares Equity Residential and Killam Apartment REIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equity Residential	27.97%	8.06%	4.29%
Killam Apartment REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Equity Residential beats Killam Apartment REIT on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Equity Residential

Equity Residential is committed to creating communities where people thrive. The Company, a member of the S&P 500, is focused on the acquisition, development and management of residential properties located in and around dynamic cities that attract affluent long-term renters. Equity Residential owns or has investments in 305 properties consisting of 80,683 apartment units, with an established presence in Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Francisco and Southern California, and an expanding presence in Denver, Atlanta, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Austin.

About Killam Apartment REIT

Killam Apartment REIT, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is one of Canada's largest residential real estate investment trusts, owning, operating, managing and developing a $4.9 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.