Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of UDR Q1 Earnings

UDR, Inc. (NYSE:UDR) – Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for UDR in a report released on Monday, January 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.63 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.64. The consensus estimate for UDR’s current full-year earnings is $2.47 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for UDR’s FY2026 earnings at $2.61 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group cut UDR from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $50.00 to $45.00 in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. Barclays began coverage on UDR in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $50.00 target price on the stock. StockNews.com downgraded UDR from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Mizuho reduced their price objective on shares of UDR from $47.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered their target price on shares of UDR from $46.00 to $45.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, UDR has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $46.35.

UDR Stock Down 0.3 %

UDR opened at $41.05 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $13.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 110.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.34 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69, a quick ratio of 5.91 and a current ratio of 5.91. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $43.88 and its 200 day moving average is $43.41. UDR has a fifty-two week low of $34.19 and a fifty-two week high of $47.55.

UDR Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 9th will be issued a $0.425 dividend. This represents a $1.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 10th. UDR’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 459.46%.

Institutional Trading of UDR

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of UDR in the 2nd quarter worth about $170,000. Quest Partners LLC purchased a new stake in UDR in the 2nd quarter worth about $37,000. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in UDR by 9.1% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 107,940 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,442,000 after purchasing an additional 9,038 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of UDR by 5.8% during the second quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 23,041 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $948,000 after buying an additional 1,261 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of UDR by 77.0% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 185,559 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $7,636,000 after buying an additional 80,706 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.84% of the company’s stock.

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.