UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at B. Riley lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for UMH Properties in a research report issued on Thursday, May 1st. B. Riley analyst J. Massocca now expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.25 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.24. The consensus estimate for UMH Properties' current full-year earnings is $0.93 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for UMH Properties' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.99 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS.
Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Wedbush reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $20.00 price target on shares of UMH Properties in a research report on Monday, January 13th. StockNews.com upgraded UMH Properties from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Maxim Group cut their target price on UMH Properties from $22.00 to $20.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, UMH Properties presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $21.00.
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UMH Properties Stock Performance
NYSE:UMH traded up $0.06 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $17.27. 67,407 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 430,428. UMH Properties has a 1 year low of $14.73 and a 1 year high of $20.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 132.86, a P/E/G ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a quick ratio of 8.48, a current ratio of 8.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $17.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $18.37.
UMH Properties (NYSE:UMH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.23. The company had revenue of $61.23 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $62.82 million. UMH Properties had a net margin of 11.81% and a return on equity of 6.06%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On UMH Properties
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in UMH Properties by 101.1% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 160,406 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $3,155,000 after purchasing an additional 80,660 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of UMH Properties in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $495,000. Franklin Resources Inc. purchased a new position in UMH Properties in the 3rd quarter worth about $4,421,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in UMH Properties in the 3rd quarter worth $675,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in UMH Properties by 20.0% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 410,856 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $8,082,000 after purchasing an additional 68,580 shares during the period. 75.40% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, Director William Edward Mitchell sold 70,852 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.20, for a total transaction of $1,218,654.40. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 215,427 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,705,344.40. This represents a 24.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 8.77% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
UMH Properties Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.225 per share. This is a positive change from UMH Properties's previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. UMH Properties's dividend payout ratio is currently 750.00%.
About UMH Properties
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UMH Properties, Inc, which was organized in 1968, is a public equity REIT that owns and operates 135 manufactured home communities containing approximately 25,800 developed homesites. These communities are located in New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana, Michigan, Maryland, Alabama, South Carolina and Georgia.
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