Sun Communities, Inc. (SUI) vs United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. (UDR)

Sun Communities, Inc. and United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. are both Reit Residential companies. United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $17.7B against $13.5B — 1.3× the size. Sun Communities, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. trades at 21.4×. Sun Communities, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 3.64% against 1.54%. Sun Communities, Inc. has the higher net margin (59.5% vs 30.1%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 5.47%). Both pay a dividend; United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. yields more (4.88% vs 2.97%). Across the 22 metrics below, Sun Communities, Inc. leads on 12 and United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric SUI UDR Reit Residential median
P/E n/m 21.44 28.48
P/S 5.87 6.38 5.52
P/B 2.38 3.78 1.89
Price to free cash flow 27.89 31.49 18.04
EV/EBITDA 36.62 11.68 15.74
EV/Sales 7.53 9.32 8.08
Earnings yield (6.30%) 4.66% 2.37%
Free cash flow yield 3.59% 3.18% 4.03%

Profitability

Metric SUI UDR Reit Residential median
Gross margin 57.90% 62.83% 58.73%
Operating margin 20.57% 40.77% 20.57%
Net margin 59.53% 30.14% 20.81%
Free cash flow margin 0.00% 20.24% 20.24%
Return on equity 0.00% 16.75% 6.86%
Return on assets 0.00% 4.95% 3.17%
Return on invested capital 0.00% 5.47% 2.03%

Growth

Metric SUI UDR Reit Residential median
Revenue growth (TTM) 3.64% 1.54% 2.66%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 1,426.76% 334.62% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 10.52% 6.65% 7.53%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 59.56% 44.09% 3.76%

Health

Metric SUI UDR Reit Residential median
Debt to equity 0.70 1.98 0.78
Current ratio 2.52 4.22 0.54
Net debt to EBITDA 3.65 3.97 4.27

Dividend

Metric SUI UDR Reit Residential median
Dividend yield 2.97% 4.88% 4.63%
Payout ratio 1.96 1.47 1.35

Size

Metric SUI UDR Reit Residential median
Market cap 13.54b 17.68b 4.17b

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