United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: UDR) is a real estate investment trust focused on the ownership, acquisition, development, redevelopment and management of multifamily apartment communities. The company generates revenue primarily by leasing apartment homes to residents and operates as a vertically integrated residential real estate business.

UDR’s portfolio includes apartment communities serving a range of renters, from conventional multifamily residents to customers seeking amenity-rich properties in urban and suburban locations. Its services and operations include property management, leasing, resident relations, maintenance, renovations and the administration of community amenities and technology-enabled resident offerings.

Founded in 1972, UDR has grown from a regional apartment owner into a multifamily housing company with communities in several major U.S. markets, including locations in the Southeast, Southwest, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and West. The company is headquartered in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, and its strategy emphasizes operating and investing in markets with diverse employment bases, population growth and demand for rental housing.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $33.90 to $34.30
• 50-Day Range: $33.30 to $39.73
• 52-Week Range: $32.94 to $42.00
• Volume: 1.51 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.01 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $10.91 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.61
• Dividend Yield: 5.13%
• Price Target: $40.97
• Consensus Rating: Hold

United Dominion Realty Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

United Dominion Realty Trust scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 38th out of 186 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

United Dominion Realty Trust has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

United Dominion Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $40.97, representing about 19.7% upside from its current price of $34.22.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

United Dominion Realty Trust has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.98%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for United Dominion Realty Trust are expected to grow by 1.98% in the coming year, from $2.53 to $2.58 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of United Dominion Realty Trust is 21.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.71.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of United Dominion Realty Trust is 21.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 27.00.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

United Dominion Realty Trust has a PEG Ratio of 9.26. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

United Dominion Realty Trust has a P/B Ratio of 3.49. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.16% of the float of United Dominion Realty Trust has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

United Dominion Realty Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in United Dominion Realty Trust has recently increased by 6.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

United Dominion Realty Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.23%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

United Dominion Realty Trust has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of United Dominion Realty Trust is 110.83%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, United Dominion Realty Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 67.44% next year. This indicates that United Dominion Realty Trust will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

5 people have searched for UDR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added United Dominion Realty Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, United Dominion Realty Trust insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.82% of the stock of United Dominion Realty Trust is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.82% of the stock of United Dominion Realty Trust is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/27/2026
• Today: 10/06/2026
• Record date for 11/2 Dividend: 10/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/2 Dividend: 10/19/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/02/2026
• Record date for 11/30 Dividend: 11/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/30 Dividend: 11/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Residential REITs
• Sub-Industry: Multi-Family Residential REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:UDR
• CIK: 74208
• Web: www.udr.com
• Phone: (720) 283-6120
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,426
• Year Founded: 1972

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for United Dominion Realty Trust: $40.97
• High Price Target: $46.00
• Low Price Target: $38.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.29
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.57
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.65
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.43
• P/E Growth: 9.26
• Net Income: $377.70 million
• Net Margins: 30.43%
• Pretax Margin: 32.59%
• Return on Equity: 16.56%
• Return on Assets: 5.00%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.01
• Current Ratio: 4.22
• Quick Ratio: 4.22

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.71 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.38
• Cash Flow: $3.27 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.40
• Book Value: $9.82 per share
• Price / Book: 3.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 321,260,000
• Free Float: 315,417,000
• Market Cap: $10.92 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.72