Critical Contrast: Ingenia Communities Group (OTC:INGEF) vs. Independence Realty Trust (NYSE:IRT)

Ingenia Communities Group (OTC:INGEF) and Independence Realty Trust (NYSE:IRT) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Ingenia Communities Group and Independence Realty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ingenia Communities Group	0	1	1	0	2.50
Independence Realty Trust	0	4	5	0	2.56

Independence Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $19.89, indicating a potential upside of 19.81%. Given Independence Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Independence Realty Trust is more favorable than Ingenia Communities Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

85.5% of Independence Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Independence Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Ingenia Communities Group and Independence Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ingenia Communities Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Independence Realty Trust	10.67%	1.86%	1.06%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Ingenia Communities Group and Independence Realty Trust’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ingenia Communities Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Independence Realty Trust	$628.53 million	5.93	$117.25 million	$0.31	53.55

Independence Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Ingenia Communities Group.

Summary

Independence Realty Trust beats Ingenia Communities Group on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ingenia Communities Group

Ingenia Communities Group (ASX: INA) is a leading operator, owner and developer of communities offering quality affordable rental and holiday accommodation focussed on the growing seniors' market in Australia. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, the Group is included in the S&P/ASX 200 and has a market capitalisation of over $1.7 billion. Across Ingenia Lifestyle, Ingenia Gardens, Ingenia Holidays and Ingenia Rental, the Group has over 100 communities and is continuing to grow through acquisition and development.

About Independence Realty Trust

Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: IRT) is a real estate investment trust that owns and operates multifamily communities, across non-gateway U.S. markets including Atlanta, GA, Dallas, TX, Denver, CO, Columbus, OH, Indianapolis, IN, Raleigh-Durham, NC, Oklahoma City, OK, Nashville, TN, Houston, TX, and Tampa, FL. IRT's investment strategy is focused on gaining scale near major employment centers within key amenity rich submarkets that offer good school districts and high-quality retail. IRT aims to provide stockholders attractive risk-adjusted returns through diligent portfolio management, strong operational performance, and a consistent return on capital through distributions and capital appreciation.