Zacks Research Has Negative Forecast for UDR Q2 Earnings

UDR, Inc. (NYSE:UDR) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of UDR in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.62 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.63. 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 $0.63 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.49 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.59 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.66 EPS.

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

Several other equities analysts have also commented on UDR. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of UDR from $50.00 to $48.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 24th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of UDR from $43.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. StockNews.com raised shares of UDR from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of UDR from $48.00 to $45.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Mizuho cut their target price on shares of UDR from $47.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $46.18.

UDR Stock Performance

Shares of UDR stock opened at $45.17 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $42.32 and its 200-day moving average price is $43.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 5.91 and a current ratio of 5.61. UDR has a one year low of $34.99 and a one year high of $47.55. The firm has a market cap of $14.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 180.69, a P/E/G ratio of 8.67 and a beta of 0.88.

UDR Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 9th were given a $0.425 dividend. This represents a $1.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.76%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 10th. UDR’s dividend payout ratio is presently 680.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling at UDR

In related news, CEO Thomas W. Toomey sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.75, for a total value of $1,068,750.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 824,716 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $35,256,609. This trade represents a 2.94 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 3.73% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Townsquare Capital LLC grew its position in shares of UDR by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 5,173 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $225,000 after buying an additional 237 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its position in shares of UDR by 8.8% in the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 3,330 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $145,000 after buying an additional 269 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in shares of UDR by 7.1% in the 3rd quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 5,246 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $238,000 after buying an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC boosted its stake in UDR by 38.0% during the 4th quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 1,275 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 351 shares during the period. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in UDR by 68.7% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,206 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 491 shares during the period. 97.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.