UDR (UDR) Competitors

AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) and UDR (NYSE:UDR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AVB or UDR?

AvalonBay Communities received 215 more outperform votes than UDR when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.93% of users gave AvalonBay Communities an outperform vote while only 54.30% of users gave UDR an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AvalonBay Communities	Outperform Votes 676 59.93%	Underperform Votes 452 40.07%
UDR	Outperform Votes 461 54.30%	Underperform Votes 388 45.70%

Does the media favor AVB or UDR?

In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 6 more articles in the media than UDR. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 12 mentions for UDR. AvalonBay Communities' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat UDR's score of 1.34 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	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
UDR	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 Communities	37.13%	9.15%	5.15%
UDR	5.36%	2.65%	0.86%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of UDR shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AvalonBay Communities	$2.95B	9.82	$1.08B	$8.03	25.31
UDR	$1.68B	8.06	$89.58M	$0.35	116.73

Which has more volatility & risk, AVB or UDR?

AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UDR has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 3.4%. UDR pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. AvalonBay Communities pays out 87.2% 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 491.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AvalonBay Communities has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and 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 analysts rate AVB or UDR?

AvalonBay Communities presently has a consensus target price of $239.93, indicating a potential upside of 18.04%. UDR has a consensus target price of $46.69, indicating a potential upside of 14.28%. Given AvalonBay Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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)	2.47
UDR	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.35

Summary

AvalonBay Communities beats UDR on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.