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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NYSE:AVB NYSE:EQR NYSE:ESS NYSE:UDR On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeAVBAvalonBay Communities$193.49-0.7%$192.98$180.40▼$239.29$27.74B0.87812,647 shs787,886 shsEQREquity Residential$64.06-0.7%$65.06$59.41▼$78.32$24.64B0.931.96 million shs1.99 million shsESSEssex Property Trust$266.11-0.6%$266.71$243.85▼$316.29$17.25B0.83377,567 shs430,854 shsUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust$36.87-0.8%$38.60$36.61▼$46.62$12.32B0.882.41 million shs3.33 million shs10 Best Stocks to Own: Fall 2025Enter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of ten stocks that are set to soar in Fall 2025, despite the threat of tariffs and other economic uncertainty. These ten stocks are incredibly resilient and are likely to thrive in any economic environment.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAVBAvalonBay Communities0.00%+0.95%-0.44%-4.16%-13.42%EQREquity Residential0.00%-0.94%-2.47%-4.34%-12.74%ESSEssex Property Trust0.00%-0.03%-1.00%-5.52%-9.10%UDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust0.00%-1.24%-6.16%-8.96%-17.41%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeAVBAvalonBay Communities$193.49-0.7%$192.98$180.40▼$239.29$27.74B0.87812,647 shs787,886 shsEQREquity Residential$64.06-0.7%$65.06$59.41▼$78.32$24.64B0.931.96 million shs1.99 million shsESSEssex Property Trust$266.11-0.6%$266.71$243.85▼$316.29$17.25B0.83377,567 shs430,854 shsUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust$36.87-0.8%$38.60$36.61▼$46.62$12.32B0.882.41 million shs3.33 million shs10 Best Stocks to Own: Fall 2025Enter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of ten stocks that are set to soar in Fall 2025, despite the threat of tariffs and other economic uncertainty. These ten stocks are incredibly resilient and are likely to thrive in any economic environment.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAVBAvalonBay Communities0.00%+0.95%-0.44%-4.16%-13.42%EQREquity Residential0.00%-0.94%-2.47%-4.34%-12.74%ESSEssex Property Trust0.00%-0.03%-1.00%-5.52%-9.10%UDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust0.00%-1.24%-6.16%-8.96%-17.41%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceAVBAvalonBay Communities 2.36Hold$218.4212.88% UpsideEQREquity Residential 2.43Hold$74.7316.66% UpsideESSEssex Property Trust 2.28Hold$297.1711.67% UpsideUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust 2.29Hold$44.3820.37% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest UDR, AVB, EQR, and ESS Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails9/29/2025UDRUnited Dominion Realty TrustBNP ParibasSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeOutperform ➝ Neutral9/29/2025ESSEssex Property TrustBNP ParibasSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeOutperform ➝ Neutral9/29/2025EQREquity ResidentialBNP ParibasSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeOutperform ➝ Neutral9/29/2025AVBAvalonBay CommunitiesBNP Paribas ExaneSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeOutperform ➝ Neutral9/29/2025EQREquity ResidentialBNP Paribas ExaneSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeOutperform ➝ Neutral9/29/2025ESSEssex Property TrustBNP Paribas ExaneSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeOutperform ➝ Neutral9/29/2025UDRUnited Dominion Realty TrustBNP Paribas ExaneSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeOutperform ➝ Neutral9/17/2025EQREquity ResidentialThe Goldman Sachs GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetNeutral$72.00 ➝ $70.009/16/2025EQREquity ResidentialJPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price Target$76.00 ➝ $75.009/15/2025AVBAvalonBay CommunitiesEvercore ISISubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetIn-Line$212.00 ➝ $216.009/15/2025EQREquity ResidentialEvercore ISISubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOutperform$71.00 ➝ $72.00(Data available from 9/29/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookAVBAvalonBay Communities$2.91B9.45$13.73 per share14.09$83.95 per share2.30EQREquity Residential$2.98B8.21$5.28 per share12.13$29.59 per share2.16ESSEssex Property Trust$1.77B9.66$20.56 per share12.94$89.01 per share2.99UDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust$1.67B7.31$2.36 per share15.63$10.31 per share3.58Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateAVBAvalonBay Communities$1.08B$8.1223.8315.862.8138.91%9.70%5.45%11/3/2025 (Estimated)EQREquity Residential$1.04B$2.6524.1715.223.3133.22%9.05%4.85%10/29/2025 (Estimated)ESSEssex Property Trust$741.52M$12.4421.3916.056.8243.51%13.98%6.16%11/4/2025 (Estimated)UDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust$89.58M$0.3897.0214.1211.137.81%4.11%1.27%10/29/2025 (Estimated)Latest UDR, AVB, EQR, and ESS EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails8/4/2025Q2 2025EQREquity Residential$0.99$0.99N/A$0.99$770.60 million$768.83 million7/30/2025Q2 2025AVBAvalonBay Communities$2.80$2.82+$0.02$2.80$759.08 million$689.90 million7/30/2025Q2 2025UDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust$0.62$0.64+$0.02$0.64$422.64 million$423.00 million7/29/2025Q2 2025ESSEssex Property Trust$3.99$4.03+$0.04$4.03$466.47 million$465.84 millionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthAVBAvalonBay Communities$7.003.62%N/A86.21%3 YearsEQREquity Residential$2.774.32%N/A104.53%4 YearsESSEssex Property Trust$10.283.86%N/A82.64%31 YearsUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust$1.724.67%N/A452.63%15 YearsLatest UDR, AVB, EQR, and ESS DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date9/18/2025UDRUnited Dominion Realty Trustquarterly$0.434.61%10/9/202510/9/202510/31/20259/17/2025AVBAvalonBay Communitiesquarterly$1.753.63%9/30/20259/30/202510/15/20259/4/2025ESSEssex Property Trustquarterly$2.573.89%9/30/20259/30/202510/15/20259/12/2025EQREquity Residentialquarterly$0.69254.35%9/25/20259/25/202510/10/2025(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioAVBAvalonBay Communities0.710.700.70EQREquity Residential0.750.170.17ESSEssex Property Trust1.161.091.09UDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust1.765.225.22Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipAVBAvalonBay Communities92.61%EQREquity Residential92.68%ESSEssex Property Trust96.51%UDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust97.82%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipAVBAvalonBay Communities0.48%EQREquity Residential1.00%ESSEssex Property Trust3.46%UDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust3.39%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableAVBAvalonBay Communities2,988142.38 million141.70 millionOptionableEQREquity Residential2,500381.90 million378.08 millionOptionableESSEssex Property Trust1,71564.40 million62.18 millionOptionableUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust1,432331.35 million320.11 millionOptionableUDR, AVB, EQR, and ESS HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesUnited Dominion Realty Trust (NYSE:UDR) Stock Rating Lowered by BNP Paribas ExaneSeptember 29 at 10:15 AM | marketbeat.comUnited Dominion Realty Trust (NYSE:UDR) Upgraded by Wall Street Zen to "Hold" RatingSeptember 27 at 2:53 AM | americanbankingnews.comUnited Dominion Realty Trust (NYSE:UDR) Raised to Hold at Wall Street ZenSeptember 27 at 2:05 AM | marketbeat.comUDR: Searching For High Yield In Lagging Apartment REIT SectorSeptember 24, 2025 | seekingalpha.comUDR Stock: Is UDR Underperforming the Real Estate Sector?September 24, 2025 | barchart.comUnited Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.43 (NYSE:UDR)September 19, 2025 | marketbeat.comUDR Declares Quarterly DividendsSeptember 18, 2025 | businesswire.com3 Residential REITs to Consider Despite Current Market ChallengesSeptember 17, 2025 | zacks.comUnited Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:UDR) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from BrokeragesSeptember 17, 2025 | marketbeat.comEvercore ISI Boosts United Dominion Realty Trust (NYSE:UDR) Price Target to $45.00September 16, 2025 | marketbeat.comUnited Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. $UDR Holdings Decreased by Inspire Investing LLCSeptember 15, 2025 | marketbeat.comInvst LLC Makes New Investment in United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. $UDRSeptember 15, 2025 | marketbeat.comUBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC Sells 37,208 Shares of United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. $UDRSeptember 15, 2025 | marketbeat.comGoldman Sachs Group Inc. Sells 261,303 Shares of United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. $UDRSeptember 15, 2025 | marketbeat.comStrs Ohio Buys New Shares in United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. $UDRSeptember 14, 2025 | marketbeat.comIFM Investors Pty Ltd Reduces Holdings in United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. $UDRSeptember 14, 2025 | marketbeat.comRoyal Bank of Canada Sells 30,167 Shares of United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. $UDRSeptember 14, 2025 | marketbeat.comAQR Capital Management LLC Acquires 82,157 Shares of United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. $UDRSeptember 13, 2025 | marketbeat.comWoodline Partners LP Raises Stock Position in United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. $UDRSeptember 11, 2025 | marketbeat.comMBB Public Markets I LLC Makes New $329,000 Investment in United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. $UDRSeptember 11, 2025 | marketbeat.comUDR Announces Leadership Change with Fisher’s ResignationSeptember 10, 2025 | theglobeandmail.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over Time Top HeadlinesView All Headlines2 Data Center REITs That Look Good in Any PortfolioBy Sam Quirke | September 8, 2025Oracle Has Spoken: AI Changes EverythingBy Thomas Hughes | September 10, 20253 Hot Tech Stocks With Bullish Charts and Ample UpsideBy Thomas Hughes | September 15, 2025What NVIDIA’s Big Bet on Rival Quantinuum Means for D-Wave StockBy Nathan Reiff | September 8, 2025Lockheed Martin: Is the Market Overlooking This Defensive Giant?By Jeffrey Neal Johnson | September 5, 2025UDR, AVB, EQR, and ESS Company DescriptionsAvalonBay Communities NYSE:AVB$193.49 -1.37 (-0.70%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$193.60 +0.11 (+0.06%) As of 07:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.AvalonBay Communities, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the development, acquisition, ownership, and operation of multifamily communities. It operates through the following segments: Same Store, Other Stabilized, and Development or Redevelopment. The Same Store segment refers to the operating communities that were owned and had stabilized occupancy. The Other Stabilized segment includes all other complete communities that have stabilized occupancy. The Development or Redevelopment segment consists of communities that are under construction. The company was founded by Gilbert M. Meyer in 1978 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.Equity Residential NYSE:EQR$64.06 -0.47 (-0.73%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$64.13 +0.07 (+0.12%) As of 05:53 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Equity Residential is committed to creating communities where people thrive. The Company, a member of the S&P 500, is focused on the acquisition, development and management of residential properties located in and around dynamic cities that attract affluent long-term renters. Equity Residential owns or has investments in 305 properties consisting of 80,683 apartment units, with an established presence in Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Francisco and Southern California, and an expanding presence in Denver, Atlanta, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Austin.Essex Property Trust NYSE:ESS$266.11 -1.69 (-0.63%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$266.17 +0.06 (+0.02%) As of 07:11 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Essex Property Trust, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets. Essex currently has ownership interests in 252 apartment communities comprising approximately 62,000 apartment homes with an additional property in active development.United Dominion Realty Trust NYSE:UDR$36.86 -0.32 (-0.85%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$36.94 +0.07 (+0.19%) As of 07:07 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.UDR, Inc. (NYSE: UDR), an S&P 500 company, is a leading multifamily real estate investment trust with a demonstrated performance history of delivering superior and dependable returns by successfully managing, buying, selling, developing and redeveloping attractive real estate communities in targeted U.S. markets. As of December 31, 2023, UDR owned or had an ownership position in 60,336 apartment homes including 359 homes under development. For over 51 years, UDR has delivered long-term value to shareholders, the best standard of service to Residents and the highest quality experience for Associates. 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