UDR vs SUI vs IRT Stock Comparison

Udr, Sun Communities and Independence Realty Trust Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UDR UDR, Inc.
$34.72 +2.6% 1M -0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$11.15B
P/E
21.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.72B
Div. yield
4.09%
Residential REITs Real Estate
8 wins
SUI Sun Communities Inc
$110.19 -1.9% 1M -10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$13.22B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
3.99%
Residential REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Udr leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Udr 8, Sun Communities 3, Independence Realty Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUDRSUIIRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.15B $13.22B $3.41B SUI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.7x -17.6x 78.3x UDR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.1x — 103.3x UDR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% +18.4% +3.5% SUI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.1% -31.4% 6.5% UDR
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 4.09% 3.99% 4.84% IRT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.9% -10.0% -8.4% UDR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.0%/yr -10.9%/yr -9.4%/yr UDR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.0% 21.0% 21.9% UDR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 49/100 52/100 UDR

Percentile Scorecard

UDRSUIIRT

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

AxisUDRSUIIRT
Valuation 44 #82 of 145 38 #90 of 145 49 #74 of 145
Growth 61 #56 of 142 34 #94 of 142 55 #64 of 142
Profitability 96 #7 of 135 36 #87 of 135 52 #66 of 135
Financial Health 36 #87 of 136 89 #16 of 136 74 #36 of 136
Shareholder Returns 53 #62 of 131 48 #69 of 131 29 #93 of 131
Overall 58 49 52
  • UDR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SUI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • IRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUDRSUIIRTSPY
1 month +2.6%-1.9%-1.6% +0.9%
3 months -12.6%-13.8%-14.4% +5.9%
6 months -4.0%-12.9%-11.2% +8.5%
Year to date -5.3%-11.1%-17.3% +13.3%
1 year -0.9%-10.0%-8.4% +12.4%
3 years +10.0%+2.0%+18.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +3.2%+0.7%+5.8% +23.5%
5 years -37.5%-43.8%-38.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -9.0%-10.9%-9.4% +11.0%
10 years +2.6%+45.4%+72.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +0.3%+3.8%+5.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureUDRSUIIRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.0%21.0%21.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%21.2%23.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.14-0.070.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.04-0.47-0.38 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.3%-51.1%-57.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.8%-19.7%-18.6% -0.9%
52-week high $41.24$137.18$17.77 $779.14
52-week low $33.28$110.01$14.46 $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.

MultipleUDRSUIIRT
P/E now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 25.8x -17.6xmedian 25.8x 78.3xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 4.0x 5.5xmedian 4.0x 5.1xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 14.2x 17.9xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.1xmedian 23.0x 33.5xmedian 23.0x -933.4xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.41median 1.91 0.22median 1.91 -4.99median 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 monthsUDRSUIIRT
Revenue $1.72B $2.41B $666.83M
Gross profit – $2.13B –
Operating income $699.68M $256.50M –
Net income $557.97M -$772.80M $44.30M
Free cash flow $347.44M $395.00M -$3.65M
EPS (diluted) $1.60 $-6.13 $0.18
Cash & equivalents $1.19M $699.30M $46.70M
Total debt $23.13B $1.79B $2.44B
Shares (diluted) 323.29M 123.20M 236.04M
Enterprise value $12.05B $11.32B $3.35B

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
MetricUDRSUIIRT
P/E 21.7x -17.6x 78.3x
P/FCF 32.1x 33.5x -933.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x 15.4x 12.4x
P/S 6.5x 5.5x 5.1x
P/B 3.8x 2.5x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 2.5x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 12.4x 17.9x –
EV/EBIT 24.2x 55.8x –
EV/Revenue 9.9x 5.9x 8.7x
EV/FCF 48.8x 36.2x -1,590x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x 16.7x 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.41 0.22 -4.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUDRSUIIRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% 18.4% 3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% -8.7% 0.9%
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% -172.3% 57.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -85.6% -14.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 317.5% -175.0% 55.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -81.0% -15.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.1% 5.1% 0.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 6.1% 1.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -38.3% -6.1% 98.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 46.9% 71.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUDRSUIIRT
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% -31.4% 6.5%
FCF margin 20.2% 16.4% -0.5%
Operating cash flow margin 51.7% 35.5% 41.4%
Return on equity 17.9% -14.2% 1.3%
Return on assets 5.4% -7.5% 0.7%
Return on invested capital 7.9% 3.5% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -1.1x 6.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% – 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUDRSUIIRT
Debt / assets 56.6% 18.2% 40.1%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 1.4x –
Debt / FCF 16.7x 4.5x -669.1x
Liabilities / assets 71.4% 46.1% 42.8%
Equity / assets 28.6% 53.9% 57.2%
Interest coverage 3.6x 1.6x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUDRSUIIRT
Dividend yield 4.1% 4.0% 4.8%
Net buyback yield 3.7% 4.2% -2.4%
Shareholder yield 7.8% 8.2% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 101.7% -71.7% 363.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 163.4% 140.3% -4,405%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.7% -46.4% 10.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – 8.7%

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.

ConsensusUDRSUIIRT
Forward P/E 33.1xFY2026 – 103.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.05FY2026 $-5.88FY2026 $0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.1%FY2026 -154.2%FY2026 -41.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -41.9% – +50.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.77BFY2026 $2.04BFY2026 $637.39MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.9% -4.9% +20.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUDRSUIIRT
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 98.8%
Institutions holding 524 530 395
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.9% +6.1% +2.0%
Institutions buying 243 258 189
Institutions selling 207 197 140
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.31 1.35

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.

UDRSUIIRT
UDR 1.00 0.56 0.77
SUI 0.56 1.00 0.56
IRT 0.77 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UDR, SUI and IRT?

Sun Communities (SUI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Udr (UDR) $11.15B, Sun Communities (SUI) $13.22B, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) $3.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, UDR, SUI and IRT?

Udr (UDR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Udr (UDR) 21.7x, Sun Communities (SUI) -17.6x, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 78.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Udr (UDR) is cheapest (Udr (UDR) 33.1x, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 103.3x). 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%, Sun Communities (SUI) +18.4%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) +3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Udr (UDR) has the highest net margin (Udr (UDR) 30.1%, Sun Communities (SUI) -31.4%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 6.5%). 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 Udr (UDR) returned the most: Udr (UDR) -0.9%, Sun Communities (SUI) -10.0%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) -8.4%. Over five years, Udr (UDR) compounded fastest (Udr (UDR) -9.0%/yr, Sun Communities (SUI) -10.9%/yr, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) -9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Independence Realty Trust (IRT) has the highest dividend yield: Udr (UDR) 4.09%, Sun Communities (SUI) 3.99%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 4.84%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Udr (UDR) has been the steadiest (Udr (UDR) 21.0%, Sun Communities (SUI) 21.0%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 21.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.