ALX vs MAA vs BPYPP Stock Comparison

Alexanders, Mid America Apartment Communities and Brookfield Property Partners Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALX Alexanders Inc
$251.07 +1.4% 1M +7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.28B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$214.80M
Div. yield
0.07%
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.

QuestionALXMAABPYPPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.28B $13.80B $14.39B BPYPP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.5x 34.5x -56.5x ALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.7x 33.5x 11.2x BPYPP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +0.8% -9.5% MAA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 79.1% 18.0% -3.6% ALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.3% 0.0% MAA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.5x 6.9x MAA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.05% 10.89% BPYPP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.0% -10.8% +0.3% ALX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.3%/yr -10.1%/yr -10.2%/yr ALX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.0% 19.8% 21.1% MAA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 51/100 52/100 BPYPP

Percentile Scorecard

ALXMAABPYPP

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

AxisALXMAABPYPP
Valuation 31 #101 of 145 42 #85 of 145 92 #13 of 145
Growth 34 #94 of 142 15 #121 of 142 67 #48 of 142
Profitability 44 #76 of 136 87 #19 of 136 18 #112 of 136
Financial Health 9 #126 of 139 62 #54 of 139 51 #69 of 139
Shareholder Returns 59 #54 of 131 49 #68 of 131 33 #88 of 131
Overall 36 51 52
  • ALX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • MAA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BPYPP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALXMAABPYPPSPY
1 month +1.4%+1.0%-0.3% -0.8%
3 months -6.2%-10.4%-6.6% +3.5%
6 months +2.5%-4.6%-6.8% +7.0%
Year to date +15.2%-13.9%+2.9% +12.2%
1 year +7.0%-10.8%+0.3% +13.0%
3 years +40.1%+1.7%+30.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.9%+0.6%+9.3% +23.1%
5 years -10.9%-41.4%-41.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.3%-10.1%-10.2% +11.0%
10 years -35.0%+29.2%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -4.2%+2.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALXMAABPYPPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.0%19.8%21.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.5%19.2%19.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.050.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.25-0.540.01 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.5%-50.2%-56.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-15.9%-10.1% -1.8%
52-week high $286.59$142.19$16.70 $779.14
52-week low $205.15$114.20$14.38 $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.

MultipleALXMAABPYPP
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 27.4x 34.7xmedian 27.4x -56.5xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 4.2x 6.3xmedian 4.2x 2.0xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 15.4xmedian 14.2x 10.6xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 88.3xmedian 23.2x 29.3xmedian 23.2x —median 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 1.3x 0.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.43median 2.11 -2.84median 2.11 -1.36median 2.11

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 monthsALXMAABPYPP
Revenue $214.80M $2.22B $7.17B
Net income $169.82M $410.71M -$113.00M
Free cash flow $14.53M $473.83M –
EPS (diluted) $33.05 $3.44 $-0.27
Cash & equivalents $303.31M $51.84M $1.49B
Total debt $3.48B $21.95B $28.73B
Shares (diluted) 5.14M 116.14M 960.29M
Enterprise value $487.95M $13.58B $15.73B

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
MetricALXMAABPYPP
P/E 7.6x 34.7x -56.5x
P/FCF 88.3x 29.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 47.2x 13.7x –
P/S 6.0x 6.3x 2.0x
P/B 5.7x 2.5x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 2.5x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA – 15.4x 10.6x
EV/EBIT – 31.6x 11.5x
EV/Revenue 8.4x 8.8x 5.8x
EV/FCF 124.8x 41.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 66.8x 19.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.43 -2.84 -1.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALXMAABPYPP
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 0.8% -9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 1.6% -4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 354.2% -30.0% 83.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.9% -12.5% 62.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 354.0% -29.0% 63.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% -12.2% 41.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -68.1% -8.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.8% -4.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -74.4% -12.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.2% -4.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALXMAABPYPP
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 57.1% 55.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 18.8% 2.7%
Net margin 79.1% 18.0% -3.6%
FCF margin 6.8% 21.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 45.6% –
Return on equity – 7.3% -0.3%
Return on assets – 3.4% -0.1%
Return on invested capital – 5.3% 0.0%
Return on capital employed – – 4.1%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 2.5x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALXMAABPYPP
Debt / assets 69.4% 47.5% 28.1%
Debt / equity 3.7x 1.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.5x 6.9x
Debt / FCF 57.4x 12.0x –
Liabilities / assets 81.4% 53.5% 58.3%
Equity / assets 18.6% 46.5% 41.7%
Interest coverage – 3.1x 1.1x
Current ratio – – 0.3x
Quick ratio – – 0.3x
Cash ratio – – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALXMAABPYPP
Dividend yield 7.2% 5.1% 10.9%
Net buyback yield – 0.9% -10.2%
Shareholder yield 7.2% 6.0% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 54.4% 173.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 636.3% 150.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% 2.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 5.1% –

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.

ConsensusALXMAABPYPP
Forward P/E 29.7xFY2027 33.5xFY2026 11.2xFY2023
EPS, next fiscal year $8.44FY2027 $3.57FY2026 $1.34FY2023
EPS growth, next FY -31.2%FY2027 -5.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -9.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $259.67MFY2026 $2.29BFY2026 $7.07BFY2023
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
HoldersALXMAABPYPP
Held by institutions 38.9% 97.1% –
Institutions holding 153 771 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +8.2% –
Institutions buying 71 395 –
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.

ALXMAABPYPP
ALX 1.00 0.33 0.08
MAA 0.33 1.00 0.08
BPYPP 0.08 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALX, MAA and BPYPP?

Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alexanders (ALX) $1.28B, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) $13.80B, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) $14.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALX, MAA and BPYPP?

Alexanders (ALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alexanders (ALX) 7.5x, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 34.5x, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -56.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) is cheapest (Alexanders (ALX) 29.7x, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 33.5x, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 11.2x). 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%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) +0.8%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest net margin (Alexanders (ALX) 79.1%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 18.0%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -3.6%). On return on invested capital, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) leads (Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 5.3%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alexanders (ALX) returned the most: Alexanders (ALX) +7.0%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.8%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) +0.3%. Over five years, Alexanders (ALX) compounded fastest (Alexanders (ALX) -2.3%/yr, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.1%/yr, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) has the highest dividend yield: Alexanders (ALX) 0.07%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 0.05%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 10.89%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) has been the steadiest (Alexanders (ALX) 28.0%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 19.8%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 21.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.