UDR (UDR) Competitors $42.28 +0.40 (+0.94%) As of 10:51 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock UDR vs. AVB, EQR, MAA, ESS, SUI, ELS, CPT, UMH, AIV, and OShould you be buying UDR stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of UDR include AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Equity Residential (EQR), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Sun Communities (SUI), Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), Camden Property Trust (CPT), UMH Properties (UMH), Apartment Investment and Management (AIV), and Realty Income (O). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry. UDR vs. AvalonBay Communities Equity Residential Mid-America Apartment Communities Essex Property Trust Sun Communities Equity LifeStyle Properties Camden Property Trust UMH Properties Apartment Investment and Management Realty Income AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) and UDR (NYSE:UDR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, community ranking and dividends. Is AVB or UDR more profitable? AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 37.13% compared to UDR's net margin of 5.36%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.15% beat UDR's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AvalonBay Communities37.13% 9.15% 5.15% UDR 5.36%2.65%0.86% Which has more risk & volatility, AVB or UDR? AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UDR has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend AVB or UDR? AvalonBay Communities presently has a consensus target price of $239.29, indicating a potential upside of 13.92%. UDR has a consensus target price of $46.12, indicating a potential upside of 10.28%. Given AvalonBay Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AvalonBay Communities is more favorable than UDR.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AvalonBay Communities 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47UDR 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AVB or UDR? AvalonBay Communities received 215 more outperform votes than UDR when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.11% of users gave AvalonBay Communities an outperform vote while only 54.31% of users gave UDR an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAvalonBay CommunitiesOutperform Votes67560.11% Underperform Votes44839.89% UDROutperform Votes46054.31% Underperform Votes38745.69% Is AVB or UDR a better dividend stock? AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. UDR pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. AvalonBay Communities pays out 92.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. UDR pays out 688.0% 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 raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. UDR is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do insiders & institutionals believe in AVB or UDR? 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of UDR shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of UDR shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, AVB or UDR? AvalonBay Communities has higher revenue and earnings than UDR. AvalonBay Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UDR, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvalonBay Communities$2.91B10.26$1.08B$7.5927.67UDR$1.67B8.28$89.58M$0.25167.28 Does the media refer more to AVB or UDR? In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 8 more articles in the media than UDR. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 15 mentions for UDR. AvalonBay Communities' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat UDR's score of 0.88 indicating that AvalonBay Communities is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AvalonBay Communities 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive UDR 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAvalonBay Communities beats UDR on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get UDR News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UDR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UDR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUDRReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$13.66B$6.95B$11.12B$18.97BDividend Yield4.13%7.11%5.79%4.03%P/E Ratio167.2858.9322.0032.71Price / Sales8.286.7326.0827.84Price / Cash18.0817.3217.6017.53Price / Book4.071.652.654.47Net Income$89.58M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.60%1.15%0.57%0.50%1 Month Performance-7.37%-5.62%-0.43%-2.83%1 Year Performance11.55%4.77%537.91%4.36% UDR Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UDRUDR4.3431 of 5 stars$42.28+0.9%$46.12+9.1%+9.8%$14.01B$1.67B169.171,330Earnings ReportAVBAvalonBay Communities4.192 of 5 stars$201.90-0.7%$237.47+17.6%+10.8%$28.74B$2.91B26.602,950Earnings ReportPositive NewsEQREquity Residential4.0902 of 5 stars$67.59-1.0%$78.51+16.2%+9.0%$25.66B$2.98B24.852,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsMAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.0849 of 5 stars$154.98-1.3%$168.76+8.9%+22.6%$18.12B$2.19B34.592,390Earnings ReportPositive NewsESSEssex Property Trust4.5654 of 5 stars$271.23-1.5%$307.11+13.2%+13.1%$17.45B$1.77B23.501,770Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsSUISun Communities3.3612 of 5 stars$121.19-1.7%$135.70+12.0%+11.8%$15.46B$3.20B65.167,590Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓ELSEquity LifeStyle Properties3.9326 of 5 stars$64.39-1.4%$74.20+15.2%+7.3%$12.31B$1.43B33.024,100Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑Positive NewsCPTCamden Property Trust4.127 of 5 stars$110.90-1.2%$127.61+15.1%+14.2%$12.07B$1.54B73.931,650Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑Positive NewsUMHUMH Properties4.4421 of 5 stars$17.04-1.4%$21.17+24.2%+11.1%$1.41B$240.55M131.09460Short Interest ↓Positive NewsAIVApartment Investment and Management1.6065 of 5 stars$7.63-2.6%N/A-0.9%$1.08B$208.68M-4.4160Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsORealty Income3.4776 of 5 stars$58.02-0.5%$62.42+7.6%+7.9%$51.74B$5.27B55.26400Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AVB Competitors EQR Competitors MAA Competitors ESS Competitors SUI Competitors ELS Competitors CPT Competitors UMH Competitors AIV Competitors O Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:UDR) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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