UDR vs. ELS, CPT, ESS, EQR, AVB, WPC, KIM, GLPI, LAMR, and AMH
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), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Equity Residential (EQR), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), W. P. Carey (WPC), Kimco Realty (KIM), Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI), Lamar Advertising (LAMR), and American Homes 4 Rent (AMH). 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 superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk.
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.
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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
UDR received 102 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 55.28% of users gave UDR an outperform vote.
UDR has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equity LifeStyle Properties has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, UDR had 27 more articles in the media than Equity LifeStyle Properties. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for UDR and 9 mentions for Equity LifeStyle Properties. Equity LifeStyle Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat UDR's score of 0.12 indicating that Equity LifeStyle Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
UDR pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. 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.
UDR currently has a consensus price target of $41.44, indicating a potential upside of 8.41%. Equity LifeStyle Properties has a consensus price target of $68.85, indicating a potential upside of 8.72%. Given Equity LifeStyle Properties' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Equity LifeStyle Properties is more favorable than UDR.
Summary
UDR beats Equity LifeStyle Properties on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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