AMH vs SUI vs UDR Stock Comparison

American Homes 4 Rent, Sun Communities and Udr Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMH American Homes 4 Rent
$31.53 +4.1% 1M -0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.79B
P/E
25.4x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.04%
Residential REITs Real Estate
4 wins
SUI Sun Communities Inc
$115.31 +4.2% 1M -7.4% 1Y
Market cap
$14.60B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
0.04%
Residential REITs Real Estate
3 wins
UDR UDR, Inc.
$35.92 +7.9% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.97B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71B
Div. yield
0.05%
Residential REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionAMHSUIUDRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.79B $14.60B $11.97B SUI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.4x -19.3x 17.3x UDR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.7x — 34.2x AMH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +18.4% +0.6% SUI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -31.4% 40.5% UDR
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 0.04% 0.04% 0.05% UDR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.7% -7.4% +6.3% UDR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.9%/yr -10.0%/yr -7.9%/yr AMH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.1% 20.8% 20.6% AMH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 48/100 57/100 AMH

Percentile Scorecard

AMHSUIUDR

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

AxisAMHSUIUDR
Valuation 53 #69 of 146 35 #96 of 146 50 #73 of 146
Growth 63 #54 of 145 34 #96 of 145 53 #69 of 145
Profitability 66 #48 of 141 36 #91 of 141 96 #7 of 141
Financial Health 61 #57 of 146 90 #15 of 146 36 #94 of 146
Shareholder Returns 70 #42 of 136 47 #73 of 136 52 #66 of 136
Overall 63 48 57
  • AMH 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

PeriodAMHSUIUDRSPY
1 month +4.1%+4.2%+7.9% -2.0%
3 months -8.7%-5.2%-6.8% -2.2%
6 months -2.3%-8.0%-2.8% +4.2%
Year to date -1.8%-6.9%-2.1% +10.6%
1 year -0.7%-7.4%+6.3% +10.4%
3 years -11.0%-3.5%+8.0% +73.6%
3 years, per year -3.8%-1.2%+2.6% +20.2%
5 years -22.1%-41.0%-33.7% +61.6%
5 years, per year -4.9%-10.0%-7.9% +10.1%
10 years +54.9%+53.7%+4.4% +261.3%
10 years, per year +4.5%+4.4%+0.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMHSUIUDRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.1%20.8%20.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.1%21.0%20.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.01-0.090.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.04-0.360.31 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.2%-51.1%-48.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.4%-15.9%-12.9% -3.2%
52-week high $34.81$137.18$41.24 $779.14
52-week low $27.38$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.

MultipleAMHSUIUDR
P/E now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 26.1x -18.4xmedian 26.1x 16.7xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.1x 5.7xmedian 4.1x 6.7xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 18.7xmedian 14.4x 11.1xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1,092xmedian 21.6x 35.0xmedian 21.6x 173.1xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.3x 2.6xmedian 1.3x 3.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.52median 1.95 0.23median 1.95 1.04median 1.95

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 monthsAMHSUIUDR
Revenue – $2.41B $1.71B
Gross profit – $2.13B –
Operating income – $256.50M $893.52M
Net income $542.82M -$772.80M $745.72M
Free cash flow $10.37M $395.00M $66.65M
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $-6.13 $2.14
Cash & equivalents $83.67M $699.30M $1.18M
Total debt $5.13B $1.79B $5.76B
Shares (diluted) 360.81M 123.20M 324.01M
Enterprise value $11.48B $12.64B $11.96B

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
MetricAMHSUIUDR
P/E 24.5x -18.4x 16.7x
P/FCF 1,092x 35.0x 173.1x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x 16.1x 13.5x
P/S – 5.7x 6.7x
P/B 1.5x 2.6x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.6x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA – 18.7x 11.1x
EV/EBIT – 58.2x 19.4x
EV/Revenue – 6.2x 10.1x
EV/FCF 1,578x 37.8x 259.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.9x 17.4x 20.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.52 0.23 1.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMHSUIUDR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 18.4% 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -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) 12.2% -172.3% 366.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% -85.6% 15.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.9% -175.0% 388.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.7% -81.0% 16.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.1% 5.1% -3.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 6.1% 0.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 101.6% -6.1% -88.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 46.9% -42.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMHSUIUDR
Gross margin – 88.3% –
EBITDA margin – 33.2% 90.8%
Operating margin – 10.6% 52.2%
Pretax margin – 3.9% 43.6%
Net margin – -31.4% 40.5%
FCF margin – 16.4% 3.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 35.5% 49.9%
Return on equity 7.2% -14.2% 24.6%
Return on assets 4.1% -7.5% 7.3%
Return on invested capital – 3.5% 10.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -1.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMHSUIUDR
Debt / assets 39.1% 18.2% 55.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.3x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.4x 3.7x
Debt / FCF 494.5x 4.5x 86.4x
Liabilities / assets 43.0% 46.1% 69.6%
Equity / assets 57.0% 53.9% 30.4%
Interest coverage – 1.6x 4.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMHSUIUDR
Dividend yield 4.1% 3.8% 4.0%
Net buyback yield 2.1% 4.0% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 6.2% 7.9% 7.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 85.3% -71.7% 75.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 4,462% 140.3% 847.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.3% -46.4% -0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 17.4% – 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.

ConsensusAMHSUIUDR
Forward P/E 29.7xFY2026 – 34.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 $-5.88FY2026 $1.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.2%FY2026 -154.2%FY2026 -7.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -18.9% – -41.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.04BFY2026 $2.04BFY2026 $1.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.6% -4.9% +0.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMHSUIUDR
Held by institutions 90.7% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 482 532 526
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.2% +6.1% +4.9%
Institutions buying 255 260 244
Institutions selling 160 197 207
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.32 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.

AMHSUIUDR
AMH 1.00 0.53 0.75
SUI 0.53 1.00 0.58
UDR 0.75 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMH, SUI and UDR?

Sun Communities (SUI) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) $11.79B, Sun Communities (SUI) $14.60B, Udr (UDR) $11.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMH, SUI and UDR?

Udr (UDR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 25.4x, Sun Communities (SUI) -19.3x, Udr (UDR) 17.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) is cheapest (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 29.7x, Udr (UDR) 34.2x). 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: Sun Communities (SUI) +18.4%, Udr (UDR) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Udr (UDR) has the highest net margin (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: American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) -0.7%, Sun Communities (SUI) -7.4%, Udr (UDR) +6.3%. Over five years, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) compounded fastest (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) -4.9%/yr, Sun Communities (SUI) -10.0%/yr, Udr (UDR) -7.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Udr (UDR) has the highest dividend yield: American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 0.04%, Sun Communities (SUI) 0.04%, Udr (UDR) 0.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) has been the steadiest (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 20.1%, Sun Communities (SUI) 20.8%, Udr (UDR) 20.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMH, 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, Udr (UDR) 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.