United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR) Competitors

American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) and United Dominion Realty Trust (NYSE:UDR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AMH or UDR?

91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of United Dominion Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of United Dominion Realty Trust shares are held by company 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.

Does the media prefer AMH or UDR?

In the previous week, American Homes 4 Rent had 4 more articles in the media than United Dominion Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent and 15 mentions for United Dominion Realty Trust. American Homes 4 Rent's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat United Dominion Realty Trust's score of 1.03 indicating that American Homes 4 Rent is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Homes 4 Rent	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
United Dominion Realty Trust	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AMH or UDR?

American Homes 4 Rent has higher revenue and earnings than United Dominion Realty Trust. American Homes 4 Rent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Dominion Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Homes 4 Rent	$1.73B	7.67	$412.43M	$1.11	32.19
United Dominion Realty Trust	$1.67B	7.76	$89.58M	$0.38	103.07

Is AMH or UDR a better dividend stock?

American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. United Dominion Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. American Homes 4 Rent pays out 108.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. United Dominion Realty Trust pays out 452.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Homes 4 Rent has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and United Dominion Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. United Dominion Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate AMH or UDR?

American Homes 4 Rent presently has a consensus target price of $41.07, suggesting a potential upside of 14.94%. United Dominion Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $45.23, suggesting a potential upside of 15.49%. Given United Dominion Realty Trust's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe United Dominion Realty Trust is more favorable than American Homes 4 Rent.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Homes 4 Rent	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
United Dominion Realty Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31

Is AMH or UDR more profitable?

American Homes 4 Rent has a net margin of 23.72% compared to United Dominion Realty Trust's net margin of 7.81%. American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity of 5.60% beat United Dominion Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Homes 4 Rent	23.72%	5.60%	3.29%
United Dominion Realty Trust	7.81%	4.11%	1.27%

Which has more risk & volatility, AMH or UDR?

American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Dominion Realty Trust has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

American Homes 4 Rent beats United Dominion Realty Trust on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.