UDR vs. ELS, CPT, SUI, MAA, ESS, EQR, AVB, KIM, WPC, and HST
Should you be buying UDR stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of UDR include Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Sun Communities (SUI), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Equity Residential (EQR), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Kimco Realty (KIM), W. P. Carey (WPC), and Host Hotels & Resorts (HST). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
UDR (NYSE:UDR) and Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.
UDR received 103 more outperform votes than Equity LifeStyle Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.65% of users gave Equity LifeStyle Properties an outperform vote while only 55.20% of users gave UDR an outperform vote.
UDR has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equity LifeStyle Properties has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.
UDR currently has a consensus target price of $40.35, indicating a potential upside of 2.06%. Equity LifeStyle Properties has a consensus target price of $68.85, indicating a potential upside of 6.45%. Given Equity LifeStyle Properties' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Equity LifeStyle Properties is more favorable than UDR.
97.8% of UDR shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of UDR shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
UDR pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Equity LifeStyle Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. UDR pays out 123.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Equity LifeStyle Properties pays out 104.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
In the previous week, UDR had 2 more articles in the media than Equity LifeStyle Properties. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for UDR and 11 mentions for Equity LifeStyle Properties. Equity LifeStyle Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat UDR's score of 0.80 indicating that Equity LifeStyle Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
UDR has higher revenue and earnings than Equity LifeStyle Properties. UDR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equity LifeStyle Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
UDR has a net margin of 27.81% compared to Equity LifeStyle Properties' net margin of 22.69%. Equity LifeStyle Properties' return on equity of 22.71% beat UDR's return on equity.
Summary
UDR beats Equity LifeStyle Properties on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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