ALX vs SUI vs UDR Stock Comparison

Alexanders, Sun Communities 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
5 wins
SUI Sun Communities Inc
$122.09 +8.9% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$14.64B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
3.60%
Residential REITs Real Estate
3 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

12 decided of 12

Alexanders leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alexanders 5, Udr 4, Sun Communities 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALXSUIUDRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.27B $14.64B $11.89B SUI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.7x -19.5x 17.2x ALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x — 35.2x ALX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +18.4% +0.6% SUI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 81.9% -31.4% 40.5% ALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.5% 10.1% UDR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.4x 3.7x SUI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 7.22% 3.60% 3.84% ALX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.0% -2.4% +7.7% UDR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.2%/yr -8.9%/yr -7.6%/yr ALX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 21.4% 20.9% UDR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 47/100 56/100 UDR

Percentile Scorecard

ALXSUIUDR

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

AxisALXSUIUDR
Valuation 42 #85 of 146 30 #103 of 146 46 #79 of 146
Growth 50 #73 of 145 31 #100 of 145 51 #72 of 145
Profitability 65 #50 of 141 34 #93 of 141 96 #7 of 141
Financial Health 11 #130 of 146 90 #16 of 146 35 #95 of 146
Shareholder Returns 64 #49 of 136 48 #71 of 136 52 #66 of 136
Overall 47 47 56
  • ALX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SUI 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

PeriodALXSUIUDRSPY
1 month +1.8%+8.9%+9.1% -5.9%
3 months -8.2%+1.5%-3.1% -4.6%
6 months +1.8%-3.2%+0.2% +0.2%
Year to date +14.4%-1.5%+0.9% +7.5%
1 year +7.0%-2.4%+7.7% +8.2%
3 years +29.2%+2.7%+13.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +8.9%+0.9%+4.4% +19.0%
5 years -10.7%-37.3%-32.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year -2.2%-8.9%-7.6% +9.4%
10 years -34.2%+62.5%+7.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year -4.1%+5.0%+0.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALXSUIUDRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%21.4%20.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.3%21.0%19.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.22-0.050.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.25-0.110.37 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.2%-51.1%-48.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.0%-11.0%-10.3% -5.9%
52-week high $286.59$137.18$41.24 $779.14
52-week low $205.15$110.01$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.

MultipleALXSUIUDR
P/E now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 26.5x -19.5xmedian 26.5x 17.2xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 4.2x 6.1xmedian 4.2x 6.9xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 19.7xmedian 14.4x 11.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.3xmedian 21.7x 37.1xmedian 21.7x 178.3xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x 3.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.28median 1.78 0.24median 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 monthsALXSUIUDR
Revenue $233.43M $2.41B $1.71B
Gross profit – $2.13B –
Operating income – $256.50M $893.52M
Net income $191.25M -$772.80M $745.72M
Free cash flow $42.06M $395.00M $66.65M
EPS (diluted) $37.21 $-6.13 $2.14
Cash & equivalents $299.79M $699.30M $1.18M
Total debt $837.16M $1.79B $5.76B
Shares (diluted) 5.14M 123.20M 324.01M
Enterprise value $465.48M $12.75B $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
MetricALXSUIUDR
P/E 6.7x -19.5x 17.2x
P/FCF 30.3x 37.1x 178.3x
P/Operating cash flow 23.9x 17.1x 13.9x
P/S 5.5x 6.1x 6.9x
P/B 5.6x 2.8x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 5.6x 2.8x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA – 19.7x 11.3x
EV/EBIT – 61.3x 19.7x
EV/Revenue 7.8x 6.5x 10.3x
EV/FCF 43.0x 39.8x 264.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.9x 18.4x 20.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.28 0.24 1.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALXSUIUDR
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 18.4% 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% -8.7% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 15.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -5.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 311.6% 161.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 8.0% 12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 421.4% -172.3% 366.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.4% -85.6% 15.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 421.1% -175.0% 388.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.3% -81.0% 16.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -34.0% 5.1% -3.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.2% 6.1% 0.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.9% -6.1% -88.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.7% 46.9% -42.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALXSUIUDR
Gross margin – 88.3% –
EBITDA margin – 33.2% 90.8%
Operating margin – 10.6% 52.2%
Pretax margin – 3.9% 43.6%
Net margin 81.9% -31.4% 40.5%
FCF margin 18.0% 16.4% 3.9%
Operating cash flow margin 22.8% 35.5% 49.9%
Return on equity – -14.2% 24.6%
Return on assets – -7.5% 7.3%
Return on invested capital – 3.5% 10.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x -1.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALXSUIUDR
Debt / assets 69.9% 18.2% 55.9%
Debt / equity 3.7x 0.3x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.4x 3.7x
Debt / FCF 19.9x 4.5x 86.4x
Liabilities / assets 81.0% 46.1% 69.6%
Equity / assets 19.0% 53.9% 30.4%
Interest coverage – 1.6x 4.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALXSUIUDR
Dividend yield 7.2% 3.6% 3.8%
Net buyback yield – 3.8% 3.3%
Shareholder yield 7.2% 7.4% 7.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 48.3% -71.7% 75.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 219.8% 140.3% 847.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.1% -46.4% -0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.1% – 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.

ConsensusALXSUIUDR
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2027 – 35.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.46FY2027 $-5.88FY2026 $1.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +66.7%FY2027 -154.2%FY2026 -7.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -41.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $248.21MFY2026 $2.01BFY2026 $1.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 -12.9%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.6% -3.9% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALXSUIUDR
Held by institutions 38.9% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 153 532 526
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +6.1% +4.9%
Institutions buying 71 259 244
Institutions selling 50 197 207
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.31 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.

ALXSUIUDR
ALX 1.00 0.23 0.31
SUI 0.23 1.00 0.59
UDR 0.31 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALX, SUI and UDR?

Sun Communities (SUI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alexanders (ALX) $1.27B, Sun Communities (SUI) $14.64B, Udr (UDR) $11.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALX, SUI and UDR?

Alexanders (ALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alexanders (ALX) 6.7x, Sun Communities (SUI) -19.5x, Udr (UDR) 17.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alexanders (ALX) is cheapest (Alexanders (ALX) 12.2x, 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?

Sun Communities (SUI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alexanders (ALX) +8.2%, Sun Communities (SUI) +18.4%, Udr (UDR) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest net margin (Alexanders (ALX) 81.9%, Sun Communities (SUI) -31.4%, Udr (UDR) 40.5%). On return on invested capital, Udr (UDR) leads (Sun Communities (SUI) 3.5%, Udr (UDR) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Udr (UDR) returned the most: Alexanders (ALX) +7.0%, Sun Communities (SUI) -2.4%, Udr (UDR) +7.7%. Over five years, Alexanders (ALX) compounded fastest (Alexanders (ALX) -2.2%/yr, Sun Communities (SUI) -8.9%/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%, Sun Communities (SUI) 3.60%, Udr (UDR) 3.84%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Udr (UDR) has been the steadiest (Alexanders (ALX) 27.9%, Sun Communities (SUI) 21.4%, Udr (UDR) 20.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALX, SUI 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 5. 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.