What is Wedbush’s Estimate for UDR FY2025 Earnings?

UDR, Inc. (NYSE:UDR) – Investment analysts at Wedbush decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of UDR in a research note issued to investors on Monday, February 10th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will earn $2.50 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $2.54. The consensus estimate for UDR’s current full-year earnings is $2.51 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for UDR’s FY2026 earnings at $2.61 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on UDR. Scotiabank lowered their target price on UDR from $49.00 to $48.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded UDR from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $50.00 to $45.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Mizuho lowered their target price on UDR from $47.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Barclays lowered their target price on UDR from $50.00 to $48.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of UDR from $43.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $46.12.

UDR Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of UDR stock opened at $42.56 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $42.56 and a 200-day moving average of $43.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 5.91. The company has a market capitalization of $14.04 billion, a PE ratio of 170.24, a P/E/G ratio of 11.72 and a beta of 0.88. UDR has a 1-year low of $34.19 and a 1-year high of $47.55.

UDR (NYSE:UDR) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.63 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.53. UDR had a return on equity of 2.65% and a net margin of 5.36%.

UDR Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 9th were issued a $0.425 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 10th. This represents a $1.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.99%. UDR’s dividend payout ratio is currently 680.00%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On UDR

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Activest Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of UDR in the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new stake in shares of UDR in the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Continuum Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of UDR by 5,335.3% in the third quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 924 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 907 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of UDR by 68.7% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,206 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 491 shares during the period. Finally, Salem Investment Counselors Inc. increased its stake in shares of UDR by 62.7% in the fourth quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. now owns 1,349 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 520 shares during the period. 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.