Financial Contrast: Killam Apartment REIT (OTCMKTS:KMMPF) versus Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE:ELS)

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

97.2% of Equity Lifestyle Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Equity Lifestyle Properties shares are held by 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Equity Lifestyle Properties and Killam Apartment REIT, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Equity Lifestyle Properties	1	8	7	1	2.47
Killam Apartment REIT	0	0	5	0	3.00

Equity Lifestyle Properties currently has a consensus price target of $68.70, indicating a potential upside of 6.26%. Given Equity Lifestyle Properties’ higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Equity Lifestyle Properties is more favorable than Killam Apartment REIT.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Equity Lifestyle Properties and Killam Apartment REIT”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Equity Lifestyle Properties	$1.53 billion	8.19	$386.51 million	$2.08	31.08
Killam Apartment REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Equity Lifestyle Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Killam Apartment REIT.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equity Lifestyle Properties	25.92%	22.31%	7.03%
Killam Apartment REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

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

About Equity Lifestyle Properties

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the ownership and operation of lifestyle-oriented properties consisting primarily of manufactured home, and recreational vehicle communities. It operates through the following segments: Property Operations and Home Sales and Rentals Operations. The Property Operations segment owns and operates land lease properties. The Home Sales and Rentals Operations segment purchases, sells, and leases homes. The company was founded by James M. Hankins in December 1992 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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.