ALX vs ARE vs UDR Stock Comparison

Alexanders, Alexandria Real Estate Equities and Udr Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALX Alexanders Inc
$249.25 +1.8% 1M +7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.27B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$233.43M
Div. yield
7.22%
Office REITs Real Estate
6 wins
UDR UDR, Inc.
$37.00 +9.1% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.89B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71B
Div. yield
3.84%
Residential REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Alexanders leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Alexanders 6, Udr 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALXAREUDRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.27B $7.87B $11.89B UDR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.7x -5.4x 17.2x ALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 56.5x 35.2x ALX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% -9.9% +0.6% ALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 81.9% -52.0% 40.5% ALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 10.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 7.22% 6.38% 3.84% ALX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.0% -17.1% +7.7% UDR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.2%/yr -26.2%/yr -7.6%/yr ALX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 45.8% 20.9% UDR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 40/100 56/100 UDR

Percentile Scorecard

ALXAREUDR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisALXAREUDR
Valuation 42 #85 of 146 73 #40 of 146 46 #79 of 146
Growth 50 #73 of 145 6 #136 of 145 51 #72 of 145
Profitability 65 #50 of 141 15 #120 of 141 96 #7 of 141
Financial Health 11 #130 of 146 77 #35 of 146 35 #95 of 146
Shareholder Returns 64 #49 of 136 28 #98 of 136 52 #66 of 136
Overall 47 40 56
  • ALX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ARE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • UDR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodALXAREUDRSPY
1 month +1.8%-1.6%+9.1% -5.9%
3 months -8.2%-6.8%-3.1% -4.6%
6 months +1.8%-0.9%+0.2% +0.2%
Year to date +14.4%-7.7%+0.9% +7.5%
1 year +7.0%-17.1%+7.7% +8.2%
3 years +29.2%-55.4%+13.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +8.9%-23.6%+4.4% +19.0%
5 years -10.7%-78.1%-32.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year -2.2%-26.2%-7.6% +9.4%
10 years -34.2%-56.1%+7.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year -4.1%-7.9%+0.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALXAREUDRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%45.8%20.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.3%46.8%19.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.710.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.25-0.370.37 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.2%-82.1%-48.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.0%-24.3%-10.3% -5.9%
52-week high $286.59$59.69$41.24 $779.14
52-week low $205.15$39.91$33.28 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleALXAREUDR
P/E now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 26.5x -5.4xmedian 26.5x 17.2xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 4.2x 2.9xmedian 4.2x 6.9xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x —median 14.4x 11.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.3xmedian 21.7x -16.6xmedian 21.7x 178.3xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 1.3x 0.4xmedian 1.3x 3.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.28median 1.78 0.05median 1.78 1.07median 1.78

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsALXAREUDR
Revenue $233.43M $2.76B $1.71B
Operating income – – $893.52M
Net income $191.25M -$1.39B $745.72M
Free cash flow $42.06M -$473.23M $66.65M
EPS (diluted) $37.21 $-8.40 $2.14
Cash & equivalents $299.79M $508.86M $1.18M
Total debt $837.16M $12.90B $5.76B
Shares (diluted) 5.14M 170.75M 324.01M
Enterprise value $465.48M $3.88B $12.68B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricALXAREUDR
P/E 6.7x -5.4x 17.2x
P/FCF 30.3x -16.6x 178.3x
P/Operating cash flow 23.9x 6.6x 13.9x
P/S 5.5x 2.9x 6.9x
P/B 5.6x 0.4x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 5.6x 0.4x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 11.3x
EV/EBIT – – 19.7x
EV/Revenue 7.8x 6.7x 10.3x
EV/FCF 43.0x -39.3x 264.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.9x 15.7x 20.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.28 0.05 1.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALXAREUDR
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% -9.9% 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% -0.5% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 161.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 421.4% -339.2% 366.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.4% -74.6% 15.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 421.1% -239.7% 388.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.3% -100.7% 16.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -34.0% -13.7% -3.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.2% -9.5% 0.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.9% 33.5% -88.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.7% 43.5% -42.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALXAREUDR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 90.8%
Operating margin – – 52.2%
Pretax margin – – 43.6%
Net margin 81.9% -52.0% 40.5%
FCF margin 18.0% -17.1% 3.9%
Operating cash flow margin 22.8% 43.0% 49.9%
Return on equity – -6.6% 24.6%
Return on assets – -3.6% 7.3%
Return on invested capital – – 10.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x -0.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALXAREUDR
Debt / assets 69.9% 37.9% 55.9%
Debt / equity 3.7x 0.7x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.7x
Debt / FCF 19.9x -27.3x 86.4x
Liabilities / assets 81.0% 45.9% 69.6%
Equity / assets 19.0% 54.1% 30.4%
Interest coverage – – 4.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALXAREUDR
Dividend yield 7.2% 6.4% 3.8%
Net buyback yield – – 3.3%
Shareholder yield 7.2% 6.4% 7.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 48.3% -43.0% 75.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 219.8% -126.5% 847.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.1% -34.4% -0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.1% -10.2% 2.4%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusALXAREUDR
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2027 56.5xFY2026 35.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.46FY2027 $0.80FY2026 $1.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +66.7%FY2027 – -7.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -201.3% -41.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $248.21MFY2026 $2.72BFY2026 $1.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 -7.8%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.6% -13.6% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALXAREUDR
Held by institutions 38.9% 97.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 153 597 526
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +14.1% +4.9%
Institutions buying 71 336 244
Institutions selling 50 192 207
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.75 1.18

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ALXAREUDR
ALX 1.00 0.25 0.31
ARE 0.25 1.00 0.37
UDR 0.31 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALX, ARE and UDR?

Udr (UDR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alexanders (ALX) $1.27B, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) $7.87B, Udr (UDR) $11.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALX, ARE and UDR?

Alexanders (ALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alexanders (ALX) 6.7x, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -5.4x, Udr (UDR) 17.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alexanders (ALX) is cheapest (Alexanders (ALX) 12.2x, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 56.5x, Udr (UDR) 35.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alexanders (ALX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alexanders (ALX) +8.2%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -9.9%, Udr (UDR) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest net margin (Alexanders (ALX) 81.9%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -52.0%, Udr (UDR) 40.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Udr (UDR) returned the most: Alexanders (ALX) +7.0%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -17.1%, Udr (UDR) +7.7%. Over five years, Alexanders (ALX) compounded fastest (Alexanders (ALX) -2.2%/yr, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -26.2%/yr, Udr (UDR) -7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest dividend yield: Alexanders (ALX) 7.22%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 6.38%, Udr (UDR) 3.84%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Udr (UDR) has been the steadiest (Alexanders (ALX) 27.9%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 45.8%, Udr (UDR) 20.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALX, ARE and UDR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alexanders (ALX) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.