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 better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

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%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AMH or UDR?

91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of United Dominion Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of United Dominion Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and 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	$1.80B	7.04	$412.43M	$1.11	30.73
United Dominion Realty Trust	$1.67B	7.59	$89.58M	$0.38	100.72

Which has more volatility and risk, AMH or UDR?

American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Dominion Realty Trust has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 3.5%. United Dominion Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. 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 increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and United Dominion Realty Trust has increased 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 price target of $40.42, suggesting a potential upside of 18.48%. United Dominion Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $44.73, suggesting a potential upside of 16.87%. Given American Homes 4 Rent's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe American Homes 4 Rent is more favorable than United Dominion Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Homes 4 Rent	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
United Dominion Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Does the media prefer AMH or UDR?

In the previous week, American Homes 4 Rent and American Homes 4 Rent both had 11 articles in the media. United Dominion Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat American Homes 4 Rent's score of 1.48 indicating that United Dominion Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Homes 4 Rent	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
United Dominion Realty Trust	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

American Homes 4 Rent beats United Dominion Realty Trust on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.