Equities Analysts Set Expectations for UDR FY2025 Earnings

UDR, Inc. (NYSE:UDR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of UDR in a report issued on Wednesday, May 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the real estate investment trust will earn $2.48 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $2.49. The consensus estimate for UDR’s current full-year earnings is $2.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for UDR’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS.

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

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on UDR. Mizuho cut their target price on UDR from $45.00 to $41.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on UDR from $43.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Evercore ISI upped their target price on UDR from $43.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Scotiabank upped 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, Wall Street Zen raised UDR from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $46.44.

UDR Stock Performance

Shares of UDR opened at $39.50 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $41.98 and its two-hundred day moving average is $42.88. UDR has a 52-week low of $36.61 and a 52-week high of $47.55. The firm has a market cap of $13.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 157.99, a PEG ratio of 8.67 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a quick ratio of 5.91, a current ratio of 5.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71.

UDR Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 10th were paid a dividend of $0.43 per share. This is an increase from UDR’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 10th. UDR’s dividend payout ratio is presently 491.43%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in UDR. Norges Bank bought a new position in UDR during the 4th quarter worth $1,273,442,000. Capital Research Global Investors grew its stake in UDR by 64.1% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 13,060,120 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $566,940,000 after buying an additional 5,101,668 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in UDR by 92.0% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,535,234 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $327,104,000 after buying an additional 3,609,925 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in UDR during the 1st quarter worth $79,487,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in UDR by 54.2% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,853,979 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $210,711,000 after buying an additional 1,706,037 shares during the last quarter. 97.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

UDR 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.