Reviewing Apartment Investment and Management (NYSE:AIV) and BSR Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:BSRTF)

BSR Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:BSRTF) and Apartment Investment and Management (NYSE:AIV) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for BSR Real Estate Investment Trust and Apartment Investment and Management, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust	0	1	0	0	2.00
Apartment Investment and Management	1	0	0	0	1.00

BSR Real Estate Investment Trust presently has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.53%. Given BSR Real Estate Investment Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe BSR Real Estate Investment Trust is more favorable than Apartment Investment and Management.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

83.3% of Apartment Investment and Management shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Apartment Investment and Management shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares BSR Real Estate Investment Trust and Apartment Investment and Management”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Apartment Investment and Management	$138.49 million	2.76	$554.01 million	$3.88	0.68

Apartment Investment and Management has higher revenue and earnings than BSR Real Estate Investment Trust.

Profitability

This table compares BSR Real Estate Investment Trust and Apartment Investment and Management’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Apartment Investment and Management	316.79%	9.05%	0.96%

Summary

Apartment Investment and Management beats BSR Real Estate Investment Trust on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BSR Real Estate Investment Trust

BSR Real Estate Investment Trust is an internally managed, unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust established pursuant to a declaration of trust under the laws of the Province of Ontario. The REIT owns a portfolio of multifamily garden-style residential properties located in attractive primary markets in the Sunbelt region of the United States.

About Apartment Investment and Management

Apartment Investment & Management Co. operates as a real estate investment trust that engages in the acquisition, ownership, management and redevelopment of apartment properties. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.