UDR (UDR) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for UDR (NYSE: UDR):

• 2/14/2025 – UDR had its price target raised by analysts at Scotiabank from $48.00 to $49.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 2/13/2025 – UDR had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Zelman & Associates.
• 2/10/2025 – UDR had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI from $43.00 to $45.00. They now have an “in-line” rating on the stock.
• 2/7/2025 – UDR had its price target raised by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $43.00 to $44.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 2/6/2025 – UDR was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/24/2025 – UDR had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $48.00 to $45.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/24/2025 – UDR had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $50.00 to $48.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/6/2025 – UDR had its price target lowered by analysts at Mizuho from $47.00 to $45.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/2/2025 – UDR was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 1/2/2025 – UDR was downgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $45.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $50.00.

UDR Trading Up 0.9 %

UDR stock opened at $43.21 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $42.24 and a 200 day simple moving average of $43.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 172.82, a PEG ratio of 8.67 and a beta of 0.88. 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, Inc. has a 52 week low of $34.76 and a 52 week high of $47.55.

UDR (NYSE:UDR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.53. UDR had a return on equity of 2.65% and a net margin of 5.36%. Analysts expect that UDR, Inc. will post 2.51 earnings per share for the current year.

UDR Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 9th were given a $0.425 dividend. This represents a $1.70 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 10th. UDR’s payout ratio is presently 680.00%.

Insider Transactions at UDR

In related news, CEO Thomas W. Toomey sold 25,000 shares of UDR stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.75, for a total transaction of $1,068,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 824,716 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $35,256,609. This trade represents a 2.94 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 3.73% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On UDR

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Activest Wealth Management bought a new position in UDR during the third quarter worth about $27,000. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in shares of UDR during the third quarter worth approximately $33,000. Continuum Advisory LLC raised its position 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 buying an additional 907 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted 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 buying an additional 491 shares during the period. Finally, Salem Investment Counselors Inc. boosted 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 buying an additional 520 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.84% of the company’s stock.

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.