Contrasting Killam Apartment REIT (OTCMKTS:KMMPF) and Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI)

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI – Get Rating) and Killam Apartment REIT (OTCMKTS:KMMPF – Get Rating) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

63.6% of Omega Healthcare Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Omega Healthcare Investors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Omega Healthcare Investors and Killam Apartment REIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Omega Healthcare Investors	42.17%	10.32%	4.29%
Killam Apartment REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Omega Healthcare Investors 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
Omega Healthcare Investors	$1.06 billion	6.19	$416.74 million	$1.74	16.15
Killam Apartment REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Omega Healthcare Investors has higher revenue and earnings than Killam Apartment REIT.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Omega Healthcare Investors and Killam Apartment REIT, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Omega Healthcare Investors	1	6	1	0	2.00
Killam Apartment REIT	0	0	2	0	3.00

Omega Healthcare Investors currently has a consensus target price of $30.89, suggesting a potential upside of 9.92%. Killam Apartment REIT has a consensus target price of $21.91, suggesting a potential upside of 69.42%. Given Killam Apartment REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Killam Apartment REIT is more favorable than Omega Healthcare Investors.

Summary

Omega Healthcare Investors beats Killam Apartment REIT on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Omega Healthcare Investors

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Omega is a real estate investment trust that invests in the long-term healthcare industry, primarily in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Its portfolio of assets is operated by a diverse group of healthcare companies, predominantly in a triple-net lease structure. The assets span all regions within the US, as well as in the UK.

About Killam Apartment REIT

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Killam Apartment REIT engages in the ownership, management and development of multi-family residential properties. It operates through the following segments: Apartments, Manufactured Home Communities, and Other. The Apartments segment includes property revenue, property operating expenses and fair value of investment property by region. The Manufactured Home Communities segment owns the land and infrastructure supporting each community and leases the lots to the tenants who own their own homes and pay Killam a monthly rent. The Other segment includes four commercial properties located in Nova Scotia. The company was founded by Philip D. Fraser and Robert G. Richardson on May 26, 2000 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.