ALX vs BPYPP vs MAA Stock Comparison

Alexanders, Brookfield Property Partners and Mid America Apartment Communities Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALX Alexanders Inc
$249.22 +0.6% 1M +11.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.27B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$214.80M
Div. yield
7.22%
Office REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Brookfield Property Partners leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Brookfield Property Partners 4, Alexanders 4, Mid America Apartment Communities 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALXBPYPPMAALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.27B $14.15B $13.71B BPYPP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.5x -55.5x 35.7x ALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.5x 11.0x 33.1x BPYPP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% -9.5% +1.0% MAA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 79.1% -3.6% 17.3% ALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% 5.3% MAA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.9x 4.6x MAA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 7.22% 11.09% 5.18% BPYPP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.8% -3.5% -6.4% ALX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.2%/yr -10.5%/yr -10.4%/yr ALX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.6% 21.1% 19.5% MAA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 51/100 50/100 BPYPP

Percentile Scorecard

ALXBPYPPMAA

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

AxisALXBPYPPMAA
Valuation 31 #101 of 145 91 #14 of 145 46 #79 of 145
Growth 32 #97 of 143 63 #53 of 143 15 #122 of 143
Profitability 46 #74 of 136 17 #113 of 136 85 #21 of 136
Financial Health 10 #125 of 138 50 #69 of 138 56 #62 of 138
Shareholder Returns 56 #58 of 131 32 #90 of 131 47 #70 of 131
Overall 35 51 50
  • ALX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BPYPP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • MAA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALXBPYPPMAASPY
1 month +0.6%-2.6%-0.2% +0.7%
3 months -5.7%-8.3%-11.3% +3.7%
6 months -1.1%-7.8%-8.5% +7.1%
Year to date +14.4%+1.1%-14.9% +12.8%
1 year +11.8%-3.5%-6.4% +11.9%
3 years +34.1%+27.8%+0.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +10.3%+8.5%+0.2% +22.8%
5 years -10.6%-42.6%-42.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -2.2%-10.5%-10.4% +10.9%
10 years -35.3%—+30.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year -4.3%—+2.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALXBPYPPMAASPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.6%21.1%19.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.8%20.0%18.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.410.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.43-0.16-0.33 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.2%-56.4%-50.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.0%-11.6%-16.9% -1.2%
52-week high $286.59$16.70$142.19 $779.14
52-week low $205.15$14.38$114.20 $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.

MultipleALXBPYPPMAA
P/E now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 25.7x -55.5xmedian 25.7x 35.7xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 4.1x 2.0xmedian 4.1x 6.2xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 10.5xmedian 14.3x 15.4xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 87.6xmedian 23.5x —median 23.5x 25.6xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 1.3x 0.3xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 1.86 -1.34median 1.86 -2.79median 1.86

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 monthsALXBPYPPMAA
Revenue $214.80M $7.17B $2.22B
Net income $169.82M -$113.00M $394.48M
Free cash flow $14.53M – $534.81M
EPS (diluted) $33.05 $-0.27 $3.31
Cash & equivalents $303.31M $1.49B $25.69M
Total debt $3.48B $28.73B $5.84B
Shares (diluted) 5.14M 960.29M 115.95M
Enterprise value $478.97M $15.48B $13.63B

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
MetricALXBPYPPMAA
P/E 7.5x -55.5x 35.7x
P/FCF 87.6x – 25.6x
P/Operating cash flow 46.9x – 13.7x
P/S 5.9x 2.0x 6.2x
P/B 5.7x 0.3x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 0.3x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA – 10.5x 15.4x
EV/EBIT – 11.4x 32.0x
EV/Revenue 8.4x 5.8x 8.8x
EV/FCF 124.2x – 36.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 66.4x – 19.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 -1.34 -2.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALXBPYPPMAA
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% -9.5% 1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.2% -4.1% 1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 354.2% 83.2% -30.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 62.1% -13.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 354.0% 63.1% -29.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 41.4% -12.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -68.1% – -5.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.8% – -3.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -74.4% – 8.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.2% – -10.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALXBPYPPMAA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 55.0% 57.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 2.7% 18.1%
Net margin 79.1% -3.6% 17.3%
FCF margin 6.8% – 24.0%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% – 45.0%
Return on equity – -0.3% 7.2%
Return on assets – -0.1% 3.3%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% 5.3%
Return on capital employed – 4.1% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x – 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALXBPYPPMAA
Debt / assets 69.4% 28.1% 48.5%
Debt / equity 3.7x 0.7x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.9x 4.6x
Debt / FCF 57.4x – 10.9x
Liabilities / assets 81.4% 58.3% 54.9%
Equity / assets 18.6% 41.7% 45.1%
Interest coverage – 1.1x 2.9x
Current ratio – 0.3x –
Quick ratio – 0.3x –
Cash ratio – 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALXBPYPPMAA
Dividend yield 7.2% 11.1% 5.2%
Net buyback yield – -10.4% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 7.2% 0.7% 6.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 54.4% – 180.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 636.3% – 133.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% – 1.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.1% – 4.0%

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.

ConsensusALXBPYPPMAA
Forward P/E 29.5xFY2027 11.0xFY2023 33.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.44FY2027 $1.34FY2023 $3.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -31.2%FY2027 – -5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $259.67MFY2026 $7.07BFY2023 $2.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.8%FY2026 – +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.1% – +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALXBPYPPMAA
Held by institutions 38.9% – 97.1%
Institutions holding 153 – 772
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% – +8.2%
Institutions buying 71 – 396
Institutions selling 50 – 262
Buyers to sellers 1.42 – 1.51

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.

ALXBPYPPMAA
ALX 1.00 0.08 0.33
BPYPP 0.08 1.00 0.09
MAA 0.33 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALX, BPYPP and MAA?

Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alexanders (ALX) $1.27B, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) $14.15B, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) $13.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALX, BPYPP and MAA?

Alexanders (ALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alexanders (ALX) 7.5x, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -55.5x, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 35.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) is cheapest (Alexanders (ALX) 29.5x, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 11.0x, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 33.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alexanders (ALX) -1.5%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -9.5%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) +1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest net margin (Alexanders (ALX) 79.1%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -3.6%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) leads (Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 0.0%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 5.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alexanders (ALX) returned the most: Alexanders (ALX) +11.8%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -3.5%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -6.4%. Over five years, Alexanders (ALX) compounded fastest (Alexanders (ALX) -2.2%/yr, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -10.5%/yr, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) has the highest dividend yield: Alexanders (ALX) 7.22%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 11.09%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 5.18%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) has been the steadiest (Alexanders (ALX) 27.6%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 21.1%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 19.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALX, BPYPP and MAA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) leads on 4. 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.