UDR vs. AMH, AVB, CPT, EQR, ESS, INVH, IRT, MAA, SUI, and ELS
Should you be buying United Dominion Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Dominion Realty Trust include American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Equity Residential (EQR), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Invitation Home (INVH), Independence Realty Trust (IRT), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Sun Communities (SUI), and Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS). These companies are all part of the "reit - eqty trust - resid" industry.
United Dominion Realty Trust vs. Its Competitors
United Dominion Realty Trust (NYSE:UDR) and American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk and valuation.
United Dominion Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. United Dominion Realty Trust pays out 452.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Homes 4 Rent pays out 108.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. United Dominion Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and American Homes 4 Rent has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. United Dominion Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
American Homes 4 Rent has higher revenue and earnings than United Dominion Realty Trust. American Homes 4 Rent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Dominion Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
American Homes 4 Rent has a net margin of 23.72% compared to United Dominion Realty Trust's net margin of 7.81%. American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity of 5.60% beat United Dominion Realty Trust's return on equity.
United Dominion Realty Trust has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, United Dominion Realty Trust had 5 more articles in the media than American Homes 4 Rent. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for United Dominion Realty Trust and 6 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent. United Dominion Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat American Homes 4 Rent's score of 1.23 indicating that United Dominion Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
97.8% of United Dominion Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of United Dominion Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
United Dominion Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $45.04, indicating a potential upside of 15.29%. American Homes 4 Rent has a consensus price target of $40.42, indicating a potential upside of 15.99%. Given American Homes 4 Rent's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Homes 4 Rent is more favorable than United Dominion Realty Trust.
Summary
American Homes 4 Rent beats United Dominion Realty Trust on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:UDR) was last updated on 9/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
