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$44.34 -0.16 (-0.36%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

UDR vs. AVB, EQR, ESS, MAA, SUI, ELS, CPT, UMH, AIV, and PSA

Should you be buying UDR stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of UDR include AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Equity Residential (EQR), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Sun Communities (SUI), Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), Camden Property Trust (CPT), UMH Properties (UMH), Apartment Investment and Management (AIV), and Public Storage (PSA). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.

UDR vs.

AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) and UDR (NYSE:UDR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.

In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities and AvalonBay Communities both had 16 articles in the media. UDR's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat AvalonBay Communities' score of 0.44 indicating that UDR is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AvalonBay Communities
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
UDR
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

AvalonBay Communities currently has a consensus price target of $226.88, indicating a potential downside of 0.55%. UDR has a consensus price target of $45.18, indicating a potential upside of 1.89%. Given UDR's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe UDR is more favorable than AvalonBay Communities.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AvalonBay Communities
0 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.39
UDR
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.41

AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. UDR pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. AvalonBay Communities pays out 93.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. UDR pays out 459.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. UDR has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. UDR is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of UDR shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of UDR shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

AvalonBay Communities received 214 more outperform votes than UDR when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.45% of users gave AvalonBay Communities an outperform vote while only 54.86% of users gave UDR an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AvalonBay CommunitiesOutperform Votes
671
60.45%
Underperform Votes
439
39.55%
UDROutperform Votes
457
54.86%
Underperform Votes
376
45.14%

AvalonBay Communities has higher revenue and earnings than UDR. AvalonBay Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UDR, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AvalonBay Communities$2.88B11.28$928.83M$7.3131.21
UDR$1.66B8.80$444.35M$0.37119.84

AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UDR has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 36.20% compared to UDR's net margin of 7.68%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 8.84% beat UDR's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AvalonBay Communities36.20% 8.84% 4.98%
UDR 7.68%3.57%1.19%

Summary

AvalonBay Communities beats UDR on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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UDR vs. The Competition

MetricUDRReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$14.63B$7.60B$10.57B$19.87B
Dividend Yield3.84%6.57%10.17%3.53%
P/E Ratio119.8444.8649.3442.94
Price / Sales8.806.823,455.5418.99
Price / Cash12.8315.9930.5017.86
Price / Book3.702.702.765.52
Net Income$444.35M$146.60M$995.76M$986.45M
7 Day Performance-0.47%0.10%-0.05%0.45%
1 Month Performance1.27%-1.97%7.27%1.05%
1 Year Performance35.27%17.41%24.63%24.67%

UDR Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UDR
UDR
4.2813 of 5 stars
$44.34
-0.4%
$45.18
+1.9%
+33.4%$14.68B$1.63B119.841,410Analyst Downgrade
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
3.9718 of 5 stars
$228.14
-0.5%
$226.88
-0.6%
+33.3%$32.45B$2.88B31.213,039Dividend Announcement
EQR
Equity Residential
4.5723 of 5 stars
$73.92
-0.8%
$77.25
+4.5%
+31.8%$28.27B$2.94B30.302,400
ESS
Essex Property Trust
4.6452 of 5 stars
$300.59
-0.4%
$297.00
-1.2%
+41.1%$19.32B$1.74B35.121,750Positive News
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
4.3294 of 5 stars
$157.72
-0.3%
$161.64
+2.5%
+28.7%$18.48B$2.15B35.602,427
SUI
Sun Communities
4.7125 of 5 stars
$126.23
-0.3%
$139.08
+10.2%
+2.1%$16.13B$3.22B67.876,780Analyst Downgrade
ELS
Equity LifeStyle Properties
4.5529 of 5 stars
$70.66
-0.3%
$72.50
+2.6%
+1.6%$13.54B$1.49B36.424,000Positive News
CPT
Camden Property Trust
4.1546 of 5 stars
$120.56
-0.6%
$122.50
+1.6%
+36.1%$12.86B$1.55B38.151,640
UMH
UMH Properties
4.2273 of 5 stars
$19.15
-2.0%
$21.25
+11.0%
+34.6%$1.54B$220.93M147.28480
AIV
Apartment Investment and Management
1.1186 of 5 stars
$8.75
-0.9%
N/A+32.3%$1.24B$203.86M-5.0561Short Interest ↓
Positive News
PSA
Public Storage
4.5845 of 5 stars
$332.86
-0.5%
$339.64
+2.0%
+29.0%$58.57B$4.52B34.566,200Positive News

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This page (NYSE:UDR) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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