UDR vs ALX vs INVH Stock Comparison

Udr, Alexanders and Invitation Homes Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UDR UDR, Inc.
$34.72 +2.6% 1M -0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$11.46B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.72B
Div. yield
0.05%
Residential REITs Real Estate
1 win
ALX Alexanders Inc
$248.07 -0.4% 1M +7.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.28B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$214.80M
Div. yield
0.07%
Office REITs Real Estate
5 wins
INVH Invitation Homes Inc.
$26.76 +0.8% 1M -5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$15.84B
P/E
23.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.90B
Div. yield
–
Residential REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Alexanders leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alexanders 5, Invitation Homes 4, Udr 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUDRALXINVHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.46B $1.28B $15.84B INVH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.2x 7.5x 23.3x ALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.1x 29.4x 27.9x INVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% -1.5% +7.2% INVH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.1% 79.1% — ALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.07% 0.00% ALX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.9% +7.4% -5.1% ALX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.0%/yr -2.3%/yr -8.3%/yr ALX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.0% 27.8% 21.4% UDR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 35/100 64/100 INVH

Percentile Scorecard

UDRALXINVH

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

AxisUDRALXINVH
Valuation 44 #82 of 145 31 #101 of 145 56 #65 of 145
Growth 61 #56 of 142 33 #95 of 142 71 #42 of 142
Profitability 96 #7 of 135 46 #73 of 135 85 #21 of 135
Financial Health 36 #87 of 136 10 #123 of 136 –
Shareholder Returns 53 #62 of 131 56 #58 of 131 45 #73 of 131
Overall 58 35 64
  • UDR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ALX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • INVH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUDRALXINVHSPY
1 month +2.6%-0.4%+0.8% +0.9%
3 months -12.6%-6.4%-11.2% +5.9%
6 months -4.0%-0.8%-4.7% +8.5%
Year to date -5.3%+13.8%-3.7% +13.3%
1 year -0.9%+7.4%-5.1% +12.4%
3 years +10.0%+38.4%-7.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +3.2%+11.4%-2.4% +23.5%
5 years -37.5%-11.0%-35.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -9.0%-2.3%-8.3% +11.0%
10 years +2.6%-35.6%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +0.3%-4.3%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureUDRALXINVHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.0%27.8%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%30.2%21.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.140.230.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.040.27-0.24 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.3%-44.2%-46.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.8%-13.4%-12.5% -0.9%
52-week high $41.24$286.59$30.59 $779.14
52-week low $33.28$205.15$24.39 $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.

MultipleUDRALXINVH
P/E now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 25.8x 7.5xmedian 25.8x 23.3xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 4.0x 5.9xmedian 4.0x 5.5xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.1xmedian 23.0x 87.2xmedian 23.0x 30.0xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.3x 5.7xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.41median 1.91 0.42median 1.91 1.80median 1.91

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 monthsUDRALXINVH
Revenue $1.72B $214.80M $2.90B
Operating income $699.68M – –
Net income $557.97M $169.82M –
Free cash flow $347.44M $14.53M –
EPS (diluted) $1.60 $33.05 $1.15
Cash & equivalents $1.19M $303.31M $78.93M
Total debt $23.13B $3.48B –
Shares (diluted) 323.29M 5.14M 592.50M
Enterprise value $11.46B $487.65M $15.84B

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
MetricUDRALXINVH
P/E 21.7x 7.5x 23.3x
P/FCF 32.1x 87.2x 30.0x
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x 46.6x –
P/S 6.5x 5.9x 5.5x
P/B 3.8x 5.7x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 5.7x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 12.4x – –
EV/EBIT 24.2x – –
EV/Revenue 9.9x 8.4x 5.5x
EV/FCF 48.8x 123.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x 66.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.41 0.42 1.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUDRALXINVH
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% -1.5% 7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 0.2% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 108.4% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 296.1% 354.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 17.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 317.5% 354.0% 20.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 17.8% 12.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.1% -68.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -28.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -38.3% -74.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.9% -38.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUDRALXINVH
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 79.8% – –
Operating margin 40.8% – –
Pretax margin 32.6% – –
Net margin 30.1% 79.1% –
FCF margin 20.2% 6.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 51.7% 12.6% –
Return on equity 17.9% – 7.6%
Return on assets 5.4% – 3.7%
Return on invested capital 7.9% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUDRALXINVH
Debt / assets 56.6% 69.4% –
Debt / equity 2.0x 3.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.2x – –
Debt / FCF 16.7x 57.4x –
Liabilities / assets 71.4% 81.4% 52.2%
Equity / assets 28.6% 18.6% 47.8%
Interest coverage 3.6x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUDRALXINVH
Dividend yield 4.1% 7.3% 4.5%
Net buyback yield 3.7% – –
Shareholder yield 7.8% 7.3% 4.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 101.7% 54.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 163.4% 636.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.7% 0.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 0.1% –

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.

ConsensusUDRALXINVH
Forward P/E 33.1xFY2026 29.4xFY2027 27.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.05FY2026 $8.44FY2027 $0.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.1%FY2026 -31.2%FY2027 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -41.9% – -20.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.77BFY2026 $259.67MFY2026 $3.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.9% -8.1% -4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUDRALXINVH
Held by institutions 100.0% 38.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 524 153 622
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.9% +2.7% +9.1%
Institutions buying 243 71 338
Institutions selling 207 50 215
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.42 1.57

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.

UDRALXINVH
UDR 1.00 0.31 0.72
ALX 0.31 1.00 0.28
INVH 0.72 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UDR, ALX and INVH?

Invitation Homes (INVH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Udr (UDR) $11.46B, Alexanders (ALX) $1.28B, Invitation Homes (INVH) $15.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, UDR, ALX and INVH?

Alexanders (ALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Udr (UDR) 22.2x, Alexanders (ALX) 7.5x, Invitation Homes (INVH) 23.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Invitation Homes (INVH) is cheapest (Udr (UDR) 33.1x, Alexanders (ALX) 29.4x, Invitation Homes (INVH) 27.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Invitation Homes (INVH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Udr (UDR) +1.5%, Alexanders (ALX) -1.5%, Invitation Homes (INVH) +7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest net margin (Udr (UDR) 30.1%, Alexanders (ALX) 79.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alexanders (ALX) returned the most: Udr (UDR) -0.9%, Alexanders (ALX) +7.4%, Invitation Homes (INVH) -5.1%. Over five years, Alexanders (ALX) compounded fastest (Udr (UDR) -9.0%/yr, Alexanders (ALX) -2.3%/yr, Invitation Homes (INVH) -8.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest dividend yield: Udr (UDR) 0.05%, Alexanders (ALX) 0.07%, Invitation Homes (INVH) 0.00%. Invitation Homes (INVH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Udr (UDR) has been the steadiest (Udr (UDR) 21.0%, Alexanders (ALX) 27.8%, Invitation Homes (INVH) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.