Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (MAA) vs United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. (UDR)

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. are both Reit Residential companies. Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $14.5B against $12.5B — 1.2× the size. United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 16.9× against 36.5×. Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 0.96% against 0.62%. United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. has the higher net margin (40.5% vs 17.3%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.82% vs 3.27%). Both pay a dividend; Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. yields more (5.05% vs 3.91%). Across the 23 metrics below, United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. leads on 14 and Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric MAA UDR Reit Residential median
P/E 36.49 16.94 28.23
P/S 6.31 6.91 5.57
P/B 2.59 3.84 1.88
Price to free cash flow 22.84 177.61 20.32
EV/EBITDA 15.92 10.87 15.93
EV/Sales 8.90 9.87 8.07
Earnings yield 2.74% 5.90% 2.74%
Free cash flow yield 4.38% 0.56% 4.10%

Profitability

Metric MAA UDR Reit Residential median
Gross margin 58.22% 62.53% 58.68%
Operating margin 26.30% 52.18% 20.58%
Net margin 17.26% 40.47% 17.85%
Free cash flow margin 27.64% 3.89% 27.64%
Return on equity 6.72% 21.94% 6.17%
Return on assets 3.20% 6.63% 3.20%
Return on invested capital 3.27% 6.82% 2.03%

Growth

Metric MAA UDR Reit Residential median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.96% 0.62% 3.11%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (15.81%) 334.62% 9.26%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 5.65% 6.65% 8.41%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 12.02% 44.09% 4.20%

Health

Metric MAA UDR Reit Residential median
Debt to equity 1.08 1.84 0.77
Current ratio 0.11 3.44 0.54
Net debt to EBITDA 4.27 3.97 4.26

Dividend

Metric MAA UDR Reit Residential median
Dividend yield 5.05% 3.91% 4.48%
Payout ratio 1.84 0.67 1.06

Size

Metric MAA UDR Reit Residential median
Market cap 14.47b 12.54b 6.71b

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