Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for UDR Earnings

UDR, Inc. (NYSE:UDR - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of UDR in a report released on Wednesday, February 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.62 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.63. The consensus estimate for UDR's current full-year earnings is $2.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for UDR's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.63 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.49 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.59 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.66 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on UDR. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of UDR from $50.00 to $48.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 24th. Mizuho cut their price target on UDR from $47.00 to $45.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on shares of UDR from $43.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of UDR from $48.00 to $45.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of UDR from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and cut their price objective for the company from $50.00 to $45.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $46.18.

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UDR Stock Down 1.3 %

Shares of UDR traded down $0.59 on Friday, hitting $45.45. 3,382,131 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,073,278. The company has a market capitalization of $15.05 billion, a PE ratio of 181.82, a P/E/G ratio of 8.67 and a beta of 0.88. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $42.37 and a 200 day simple moving average of $43.72. UDR has a one year low of $35.14 and a one year high of $47.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 5.91 and a current ratio of 5.61.

UDR (NYSE:UDR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.53. UDR had a return on equity of 2.65% and a net margin of 5.36%.

UDR Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 9th were issued a $0.425 dividend. This represents a $1.70 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.74%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 10th. UDR's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 680.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other UDR news, CEO Thomas W. Toomey sold 25,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.75, for a total value of $1,068,750.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 824,716 shares in the company, valued at $35,256,609. The trade was a 2.94 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 3.73% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in UDR. Townsquare Capital LLC increased its position in UDR by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 5,173 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $225,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of UDR by 8.8% in the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 3,330 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $145,000 after acquiring an additional 269 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in UDR by 7.1% during the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 5,246 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $238,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares during the period. Continuum Advisory LLC lifted its stake in shares of UDR by 38.0% in the 4th quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 1,275 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 351 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of UDR by 68.7% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,206 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 491 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.84% of the company's stock.

UDR Company Profile

UDR, Inc NYSE: UDR, an S&P 500 company, is a leading multifamily real estate investment trust with a demonstrated performance history of delivering superior and dependable returns by successfully managing, buying, selling, developing and redeveloping attractive real estate communities in targeted U.S.