Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of UDR Q1 Earnings

UDR, Inc. (NYSE:UDR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of UDR in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.64 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.65. The consensus estimate for UDR's current full-year earnings is $2.47 per share.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of UDR from $48.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, September 12th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on UDR from $44.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, August 26th. Wedbush upped their target price on UDR from $45.00 to $49.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, August 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of UDR in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. They issued a "sell" rating and a $42.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on shares of UDR from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $45.18.

UDR Trading Up 1.1 %

UDR stock traded up $0.48 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $45.57. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,277,484 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,484,181. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $44.50 and a 200-day moving average price of $42.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69, a current ratio of 5.91 and a quick ratio of 5.91. UDR has a 12 month low of $32.85 and a 12 month high of $47.55. The stock has a market cap of $15.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 121.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.51 and a beta of 0.85.

UDR Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, October 10th were given a dividend of $0.425 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 10th. This represents a $1.70 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.73%. UDR's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 459.47%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On UDR

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its holdings in shares of UDR by 862.3% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 3,086,964 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $139,963,000 after acquiring an additional 2,766,172 shares during the period. Mizuho Securities USA LLC lifted its stake in shares of UDR by 8,460.5% in the 3rd quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 2,000,000 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $90,680,000 after purchasing an additional 1,976,637 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC grew its position in UDR by 115.3% during the second quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 3,499,150 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $143,990,000 after buying an additional 1,874,096 shares during the period. FMR LLC raised its position in UDR by 14.8% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 11,401,026 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $516,923,000 after acquiring an additional 1,471,855 shares during the period. Finally, PGGM Investments boosted its stake in shares of UDR by 38.2% during the 1st quarter. PGGM Investments now owns 3,211,724 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $120,151,000 after acquiring an additional 887,060 shares during the last quarter. 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.