UDR vs ALX vs SUI Stock Comparison

Udr, Alexanders and Sun Communities Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UDR UDR, Inc.
$35.41 +4.3% 1M +5.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.38B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.72B
Div. yield
4.01%
Residential REITs Real Estate
3 wins
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
6 wins
SUI Sun Communities Inc
$112.25 +0.3% 1M -6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$13.46B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
3.92%
Residential REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Alexanders leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Alexanders 6, Sun Communities 3, Udr 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUDRALXSUILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.38B $1.27B $13.46B SUI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.2x 7.5x -17.9x ALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.7x 29.5x — ALX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% -1.5% +18.4% SUI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.1% 79.1% -31.4% ALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.9% — 3.5% UDR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.2x — 1.4x SUI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.01% 7.22% 3.92% ALX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.5% +11.8% -6.1% ALX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.6%/yr -2.2%/yr -10.6%/yr ALX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.6% 27.6% 20.9% UDR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 35/100 49/100 UDR

Percentile Scorecard

UDRALXSUI

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

AxisUDRALXSUI
Valuation 41 #86 of 145 31 #101 of 145 38 #90 of 145
Growth 59 #60 of 143 32 #97 of 143 34 #95 of 143
Profitability 96 #7 of 136 46 #74 of 136 38 #85 of 136
Financial Health 34 #91 of 138 10 #125 of 138 89 #16 of 138
Shareholder Returns 52 #63 of 131 56 #58 of 131 45 #72 of 131
Overall 56 35 49
  • UDR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ALX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SUI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUDRALXSUISPY
1 month +4.3%+0.6%+0.3% +0.7%
3 months -7.5%-5.7%-9.8% +3.7%
6 months -2.6%-1.1%-12.2% +7.1%
Year to date -3.5%+14.4%-9.4% +12.8%
1 year +5.5%+11.8%-6.1% +11.9%
3 years +12.0%+34.1%+2.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +3.8%+10.3%+0.8% +22.8%
5 years -36.2%-10.6%-42.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -8.6%-2.2%-10.6% +10.9%
10 years +4.6%-35.3%+48.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +0.5%-4.3%+4.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUDRALXSUISPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.6%27.6%20.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%29.8%21.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.130.23-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.270.43-0.29 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.3%-44.2%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.1%-13.0%-18.2% -1.2%
52-week high $41.24$286.59$137.18 $779.14
52-week low $33.28$205.15$110.01 $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.

MultipleUDRALXSUI
P/E now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 25.7x 7.5xmedian 25.7x -17.9xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 4.1x 5.9xmedian 4.1x 5.6xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x 18.2xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.7xmedian 23.5x 87.6xmedian 23.5x 34.1xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.3x 5.7xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.48median 1.86 0.42median 1.86 0.22median 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 monthsUDRALXSUI
Revenue $1.72B $214.80M $2.41B
Gross profit – – $2.13B
Operating income $699.68M – $256.50M
Net income $557.97M $169.82M -$772.80M
Free cash flow $347.44M $14.53M $395.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.60 $33.05 $-6.13
Cash & equivalents $1.19M $303.31M $699.30M
Total debt $23.13B $3.48B $1.79B
Shares (diluted) 323.29M 5.14M 123.20M
Enterprise value $12.27B $478.97M $11.57B

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
MetricUDRALXSUI
P/E 22.2x 7.5x -17.9x
P/FCF 32.7x 87.6x 34.1x
P/Operating cash flow 12.8x 46.9x 15.7x
P/S 6.6x 5.9x 5.6x
P/B 3.9x 5.7x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 5.7x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x – 18.2x
EV/EBIT 24.6x – 56.7x
EV/Revenue 10.0x 8.4x 6.0x
EV/FCF 49.5x 124.2x 36.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.4x 66.4x 17.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.48 0.42 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUDRALXSUI
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% -1.5% 18.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 0.2% -8.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 15.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -5.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 108.4% – 311.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 296.1% 354.2% -172.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 17.9% -85.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 317.5% 354.0% -175.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 17.8% -81.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.1% -68.1% 5.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -28.8% 6.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -38.3% -74.4% -6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.9% -38.2% 46.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUDRALXSUI
Gross margin – – 88.3%
EBITDA margin 79.8% – 33.2%
Operating margin 40.8% – 10.6%
Pretax margin 32.6% – 3.9%
Net margin 30.1% 79.1% -31.4%
FCF margin 20.2% 6.8% 16.4%
Operating cash flow margin 51.7% 12.6% 35.5%
Return on equity 17.9% – -14.2%
Return on assets 5.4% – -7.5%
Return on invested capital 7.9% – 3.5%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.2x -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUDRALXSUI
Debt / assets 56.6% 69.4% 18.2%
Debt / equity 2.0x 3.7x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.2x – 1.4x
Debt / FCF 16.7x 57.4x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 71.4% 81.4% 46.1%
Equity / assets 28.6% 18.6% 53.9%
Interest coverage 3.6x – 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUDRALXSUI
Dividend yield 4.0% 7.2% 3.9%
Net buyback yield 3.7% – 4.1%
Shareholder yield 7.7% 7.2% 8.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 101.7% 54.4% -71.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 163.4% 636.3% 140.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.7% 0.0% -46.4%
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.

ConsensusUDRALXSUI
Forward P/E 33.7xFY2026 29.5xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.05FY2026 $8.44FY2027 $-5.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.1%FY2026 -31.2%FY2027 -154.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -41.9% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.77BFY2026 $259.67MFY2026 $2.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.9% -8.1% -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUDRALXSUI
Held by institutions 100.0% 38.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 525 153 531
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.9% +2.7% +6.1%
Institutions buying 243 71 259
Institutions selling 207 50 197
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.42 1.31

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.

UDRALXSUI
UDR 1.00 0.31 0.57
ALX 0.31 1.00 0.20
SUI 0.57 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UDR, ALX and SUI?

Sun Communities (SUI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Udr (UDR) $11.38B, Alexanders (ALX) $1.27B, Sun Communities (SUI) $13.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, UDR, ALX and SUI?

Alexanders (ALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Udr (UDR) 22.2x, Alexanders (ALX) 7.5x, Sun Communities (SUI) -17.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alexanders (ALX) is cheapest (Udr (UDR) 33.7x, Alexanders (ALX) 29.5x). 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: Udr (UDR) +1.5%, Alexanders (ALX) -1.5%, Sun Communities (SUI) +18.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest net margin (Udr (UDR) 30.1%, Alexanders (ALX) 79.1%, Sun Communities (SUI) -31.4%). On return on invested capital, Udr (UDR) leads (Udr (UDR) 7.9%, Sun Communities (SUI) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alexanders (ALX) returned the most: Udr (UDR) +5.5%, Alexanders (ALX) +11.8%, Sun Communities (SUI) -6.1%. Over five years, Alexanders (ALX) compounded fastest (Udr (UDR) -8.6%/yr, Alexanders (ALX) -2.2%/yr, Sun Communities (SUI) -10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest dividend yield: Udr (UDR) 4.01%, Alexanders (ALX) 7.22%, Sun Communities (SUI) 3.92%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Udr (UDR) has been the steadiest (Udr (UDR) 20.6%, Alexanders (ALX) 27.6%, Sun Communities (SUI) 20.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.