UMH Properties (UMH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

UMH Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that owns and operates manufactured housing communities in the United States. The company provides residents with affordable housing options through land-lease communities, where homeowners typically own their manufactured homes while leasing the underlying land from UMH.

UMH’s activities include acquiring, developing, expanding and managing manufactured housing communities, as well as selling and leasing manufactured homes. Its portfolio includes company-owned homes that are offered for rent, providing an additional source of housing for residents who may prefer not to purchase a home.

Founded in 1968, UMH serves markets primarily in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, including communities in states such as Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Illinois, Alabama and Kentucky. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Samuel A. Landy.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.67 to $15.83
• 50-Day Range: $15.09 to $16.67
• 52-Week Range: $13.93 to $16.77
• Volume: 574,439 shs
• Average Volume: 728,720 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 131.67
• Dividend Yield: 5.70%
• Price Target: $17.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

UMH Properties Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

UMH Properties scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 99th out of 184 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: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

UMH Properties has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for UMH Properties is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

UMH Properties has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of UMH Properties is 131.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.03.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of UMH Properties is 131.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 27.95.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

UMH Properties has a P/B Ratio of 2.30. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.70% of the float of UMH Properties has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

UMH Properties has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.86.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in UMH Properties has recently decreased by 16.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

UMH Properties is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.74%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

UMH Properties has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of UMH Properties is 750.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.69

News Sentiment

UMH Properties has a news sentiment score of 0.69. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for UMH Properties this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for UMH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added UMH Properties to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

3 insiders have purchased shares of UMH Properties in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, UMH Properties insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $12,223.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

8.33% of the stock of UMH Properties is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

75.40% of the stock of UMH Properties is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Today: 9/21/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Residential REITs
• Sub-Industry: Single-Family Residential REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:UMH
• CIK: 752642
• Web: www.umh.reit
• Phone: (732) 577-9997
• Fax: 732-577-9980
• Employees: 540
• Year Founded: 1968

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for UMH Properties: $17.25
• High Price Target: $18.50
• Low Price Target: $16.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 131.67
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.64
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $26.50 million
• Net Margins: 11.55%
• Pretax Margin: 11.45%
• Return on Equity: 5.40%
• Return on Assets: 1.86%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.28
• Current Ratio: 6.90
• Quick Ratio: 6.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $261.75 million
• Price / Sales: 5.15
• Cash Flow: $1.14 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.92
• Book Value: $6.86 per share
• Price / Book: 2.30

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 85,390,000
• Free Float: 78,273,000
• Market Cap: $1.35 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.97