United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:UDR) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Brokerages

Key Points

• United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:UDR) currently holds an average rating of "Hold" from analysts, with one sell rating, nine hold ratings, and six buy ratings.
• The company's 12-month price target among brokerages is approximately $45.23, with recent price objectives ranging from $43.00 to $48.00 set by various investment firms.
• United Dominion Realty Trust recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share, resulting in an annualized dividend of $1.72 and a yield of 4.5%.

Shares of United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:UDR - Get Free Report) have earned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the sixteen analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $45.2333.

A number of research analysts have weighed in on UDR shares. Piper Sandler restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $43.00 price objective (down previously from $48.00) on shares of United Dominion Realty Trust in a report on Monday, August 4th. Scotiabank decreased their price objective on United Dominion Realty Trust from $51.00 to $48.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, June 13th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on United Dominion Realty Trust from $47.50 to $44.50 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on United Dominion Realty Trust from $43.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price objective on United Dominion Realty Trust from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 15th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky raised its holdings in shares of United Dominion Realty Trust by 4.5% during the 1st quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky now owns 23,191 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,048,000 after acquiring an additional 989 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of United Dominion Realty Trust by 35.1% during the 1st quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 65,707 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $2,968,000 after acquiring an additional 17,061 shares during the period. Amalgamated Bank raised its holdings in shares of United Dominion Realty Trust by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 59,947 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $2,708,000 after acquiring an additional 936 shares during the period. Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund purchased a new position in shares of United Dominion Realty Trust during the 1st quarter worth $431,000. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of United Dominion Realty Trust by 7.8% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 11,581 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $523,000 after acquiring an additional 842 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.82% of the company's stock.

United Dominion Realty Trust Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of NYSE:UDR opened at $38.5250 on Friday. United Dominion Realty Trust has a 1 year low of $36.61 and a 1 year high of $47.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 101.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 9.71 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 5.22 and a quick ratio of 5.22. The business's 50 day moving average price is $39.99 and its 200-day moving average price is $41.53.

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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $423.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $422.64 million. United Dominion Realty Trust had a return on equity of 4.11% and a net margin of 7.81%.The business's revenue was up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.62 EPS. 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. On average, equities research analysts forecast that United Dominion Realty Trust will post 2.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

United Dominion Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 10th were issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 10th. United Dominion Realty Trust's payout ratio is currently 452.63%.

United Dominion Realty Trust 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.

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