Brokers Set Expectations for UDR's Q2 Earnings (NYSE:UDR)

UDR, Inc. (NYSE:UDR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Wedbush issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for UDR in a research note issued on Monday, May 5th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson anticipates that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.62 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for UDR's current full-year earnings is $2.51 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for UDR's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.65 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.65 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.62 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on UDR from $48.00 to $45.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of UDR from $43.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Zelman & Associates reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of UDR in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Scotiabank lifted their price target on UDR from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on shares of UDR from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, UDR has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $46.29.

UDR Stock Performance

Shares of UDR stock traded up $0.29 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $42.32. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,556,056 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,137,822. The stock has a market cap of $14.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 169.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 8.67 and a beta of 0.84. UDR has a one year low of $36.61 and a one year high of $47.55. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $42.45 and its 200 day simple moving average is $43.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 5.91 and a current ratio of 5.61.

UDR (NYSE:UDR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.61. The business had revenue of $419.84 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $421.23 million. UDR had a return on equity of 2.65% and a net margin of 5.36%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.61 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On UDR

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in UDR. Townsquare Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of UDR by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 5,173 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $225,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares during the period. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. boosted its holdings in shares of UDR by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. now owns 5,937 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $268,000 after buying an additional 243 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its position in shares of UDR by 8.8% during the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 3,330 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $145,000 after buying an additional 269 shares during the period. Continuum Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of UDR 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 acquiring an additional 351 shares during the period. Finally, Integrity Wealth Solutions LLC raised its holdings in shares of UDR by 5.6% during the first quarter. Integrity Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 6,766 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $306,000 after purchasing an additional 357 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.84% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Thomas W. Toomey sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.75, for a total value of $1,068,750.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 824,716 shares in the company, valued at $35,256,609. This represents a 2.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 3.39% of the stock is owned by insiders.

UDR Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 10th were given a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.06%. This is a positive change from UDR's previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 10th. UDR's dividend payout ratio is presently 491.43%.

About UDR

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.