ELS vs. UDR, CPT, ESS, EQR, AVB, LAMR, GLPI, REG, WPC, and KIM
Should you be buying Equity LifeStyle Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equity LifeStyle Properties include UDR (UDR), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Equity Residential (EQR), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Lamar Advertising (LAMR), Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI), Regency Centers (REG), W. P. Carey (WPC), and Kimco Realty (KIM). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) and UDR (NYSE:UDR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and community ranking.
UDR received 102 more outperform votes than Equity LifeStyle Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.74% of users gave Equity LifeStyle Properties an outperform vote while only 55.28% of users gave UDR an outperform vote.
UDR has a net margin of 27.30% compared to Equity LifeStyle Properties' net margin of 22.69%. Equity LifeStyle Properties' return on equity of 22.71% beat UDR's return on equity.
Equity LifeStyle Properties has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UDR has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Equity LifeStyle Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. UDR pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Equity LifeStyle Properties pays out 104.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. UDR pays out 126.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Equity LifeStyle Properties currently has a consensus price target of $69.55, suggesting a potential upside of 14.11%. UDR has a consensus price target of $41.44, suggesting a potential upside of 10.55%. Given Equity LifeStyle Properties' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Equity LifeStyle Properties is more favorable than UDR.
In the previous week, UDR had 27 more articles in the media than Equity LifeStyle Properties. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for UDR and 10 mentions for Equity LifeStyle Properties. UDR's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Equity LifeStyle Properties' score of 0.20 indicating that UDR is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
97.2% of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of UDR shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of UDR shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
UDR has higher revenue and earnings than Equity LifeStyle Properties. UDR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equity LifeStyle Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
UDR beats Equity LifeStyle Properties on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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