ELS vs. UDR, CPT, MAA, SUI, ESS, EQR, AVB, LAMR, GLPI, and WPC
Should you be buying Equity LifeStyle Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equity LifeStyle Properties include UDR (UDR), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Sun Communities (SUI), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Equity Residential (EQR), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Lamar Advertising (LAMR), Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI), and W. P. Carey (WPC). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) and UDR (NYSE:UDR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
UDR received 101 more outperform votes than Equity LifeStyle Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.67% of users gave Equity LifeStyle Properties an outperform vote while only 55.24% of users gave UDR an outperform vote.
Equity LifeStyle Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. UDR pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Equity LifeStyle Properties pays out 113.7% 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 126.9% 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 a net margin of 27.30% compared to Equity LifeStyle Properties' net margin of 21.09%. Equity LifeStyle Properties' return on equity of 20.90% beat UDR's return on equity.
Equity LifeStyle Properties currently has a consensus target price of $70.15, indicating a potential upside of 13.57%. UDR has a consensus target price of $41.71, indicating a potential upside of 11.90%. Given Equity LifeStyle Properties' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Equity LifeStyle Properties is more favorable than UDR.
In the previous week, Equity LifeStyle Properties had 7 more articles in the media than UDR. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Equity LifeStyle Properties and 8 mentions for UDR. Equity LifeStyle Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat UDR's score of 0.22 indicating that Equity LifeStyle Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.
97.2% of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of UDR shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of UDR shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Equity LifeStyle Properties has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UDR has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Summary
Equity LifeStyle Properties and UDR tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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