United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. $UDR Stock Holdings Lessened by BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.

Key Points

• BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. has reduced its stake in United Dominion Realty Trust by 73.2%, owning 45,215 shares after selling 123,318 during the first quarter.
• United Dominion Realty Trust's recent earnings report showed a net margin of 7.81% and surpassed earnings expectations, reporting $0.64 per share against a consensus estimate of $0.62.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share, which reflects an annualized rate of $1.72 and a yield of 4.5%, although it has a high payout ratio of 452.63%.

BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. decreased its stake in shares of United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:UDR - Free Report) by 73.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 45,215 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 123,318 shares during the period. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.'s holdings in United Dominion Realty Trust were worth $2,042,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of UDR. Spire Wealth Management increased its stake in United Dominion Realty Trust by 3,079.2% during the 1st quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 763 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 739 shares during the period. Sentry Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of United Dominion Realty Trust during the 1st quarter valued at about $47,000. Horizon Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of United Dominion Realty Trust during the 1st quarter valued at about $51,000. National Pension Service boosted its position in shares of United Dominion Realty Trust by 2,553.5% during the 1st quarter. National Pension Service now owns 1,141 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 1,098 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Continuum Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of United Dominion Realty Trust by 38.0% during 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.82% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

UDR has been the subject of several research reports. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of United Dominion Realty Trust from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Mizuho reduced their price objective on shares of United Dominion Realty Trust from $45.00 to $41.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of United Dominion Realty Trust from $43.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of United Dominion Realty Trust from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of United Dominion Realty Trust from $47.50 to $44.50 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $45.23.

United Dominion Realty Trust Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of UDR traded up $0.6070 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $39.1670. The stock had a trading volume of 2,522,316 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,410,613. United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $36.61 and a fifty-two week high of $47.55. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $39.95 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $41.50. The firm has a market cap of $12.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 103.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 9.80 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a current ratio of 5.22, a quick ratio of 5.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76.

United Dominion Realty Trust (NYSE:UDR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.02. United Dominion Realty Trust had a net margin of 7.81% and a return on equity of 4.11%. The company had revenue of $423.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $422.64 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.62 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. United Dominion Realty Trust has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.620-0.640 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 2.490-2.550 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. will post 2.51 EPS for the current year.

United Dominion Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 10th were issued a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 10th. United Dominion Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 452.63%.

United Dominion Realty Trust 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.