B. Riley Has Weak Outlook for UMH Properties FY2025 Earnings

UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) – Equities researchers at B. Riley decreased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of UMH Properties in a report released on Wednesday, February 26th. B. Riley analyst J. Massocca now expects that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.98 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $1.04. The consensus estimate for UMH Properties’ current full-year earnings is $0.93 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for UMH Properties’ FY2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS.

UMH has been the subject of several other reports. StockNews.com cut shares of UMH Properties from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Wedbush reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $20.00 price target on shares of UMH Properties in a research note on Monday, January 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $21.25.

UMH Properties Price Performance

Shares of UMH opened at $18.95 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 145.74, a P/E/G ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 1.28. UMH Properties has a twelve month low of $14.56 and a twelve month high of $20.64. The company has a 50 day moving average of $18.25 and a 200-day moving average of $18.92. The company has a quick ratio of 8.48, a current ratio of 8.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11.

UMH Properties (NYSE:UMH) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.03 by $0.21. The business had revenue of ($126.74) million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $59.73 million. UMH Properties had a return on equity of 6.06% and a net margin of 11.81%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On UMH Properties

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Employees Retirement System of Texas acquired a new stake in shares of UMH Properties in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,568,000. Yoffe Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of UMH Properties in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $219,000. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. acquired a new stake in shares of UMH Properties in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio boosted its holdings in shares of UMH Properties by 6.4% in the 4th quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 103,884 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,961,000 after buying an additional 6,260 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Wyoming boosted its holdings in shares of UMH Properties by 240.5% in the 4th quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 28,146 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $531,000 after buying an additional 19,880 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.40% of the company’s stock.

UMH Properties Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a $0.215 dividend. This represents a $0.86 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. UMH Properties’s payout ratio is presently 661.54%.

UMH Properties Company Profile

UMH Properties, Inc, which was organized in 1968, is a public equity REIT that owns and operates 135 manufactured home communities containing approximately 25,800 developed homesites. These communities are located in New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana, Michigan, Maryland, Alabama, South Carolina and Georgia.