United Dominion Realty Trust (NYSE:UDR) Given Hold (C) Rating at Weiss Ratings

Key Points

• United Dominion Realty Trust's stock has been given a "hold (C)" rating by Weiss Ratings, reflecting a cautious outlook amidst several recent analyst reviews.
• Analysts have varied target price adjustments for UDR, with Barclays setting a new target of $45.00 while UBS lowered it to the same figure from $50.00.
• The company reported earnings of $0.64 per share for the last quarter, which exceeded analyst expectations, and set future EPS guidance between 0.620-0.640 for Q3 2025.

United Dominion Realty Trust (NYSE:UDR - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "hold (c)" rating reissued by equities researchers at Weiss Ratings in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

UDR has been the topic of several other reports. Barclays reduced their price objective on United Dominion Realty Trust from $48.00 to $45.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. Wall Street Zen raised United Dominion Realty Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, September 26th. Evercore ISI increased their target price on United Dominion Realty Trust from $44.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on 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. Finally, UBS Group dropped their target price on 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. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and twelve have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $43.81.

United Dominion Realty Trust Stock Performance

UDR stock traded up $0.15 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $36.28. 3,028,098 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,266,280. The company has a current ratio of 5.22, a quick ratio of 5.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 95.48, a P/E/G ratio of 10.78 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $38.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $40.23. United Dominion Realty Trust has a 12 month low of $35.81 and a 12 month high of $46.62.

United Dominion Realty Trust (NYSE:UDR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $423.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $422.64 million. United Dominion Realty Trust had a return on equity of 4.11% and a net margin of 7.81%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $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, analysts forecast that United Dominion Realty Trust will post 2.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of United Dominion Realty Trust during the 1st quarter valued at $79,487,000. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in United Dominion Realty Trust by 21.5% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,155,231 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $413,542,000 after buying an additional 1,619,997 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP increased its holdings in shares of United Dominion Realty Trust by 173.0% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 1,421,023 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $64,188,000 after buying an additional 900,504 shares during the period. Strs Ohio purchased a new position in shares of United Dominion Realty Trust in the first quarter worth $36,506,000. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. grew its stake in shares of United Dominion Realty Trust by 155.1% in the first quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 904,642 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $40,863,000 after purchasing an additional 549,973 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.82% of the company's stock.

About United Dominion Realty Trust

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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