Zacks Research Equities Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for UDR, Inc. (NYSE:UDR)

UDR, Inc. (NYSE:UDR) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for UDR in a research note issued to investors on Monday, April 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.66 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.67. The consensus estimate for UDR’s current full-year earnings is $2.44 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for UDR’s FY2026 earnings at $2.66 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of UDR in a research report on Thursday, February 22nd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $39.00 target price on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of UDR from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $34.00 to $39.00 in a research report on Monday, March 4th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $37.00 target price on shares of UDR in a research report on Monday, February 26th. Barclays lowered shares of UDR from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $46.00 to $37.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 20th. Finally, Mizuho dropped their target price on shares of UDR from $38.00 to $35.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 28th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $41.71.

UDR Price Performance

Shares of UDR stock opened at $37.26 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $36.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $35.93. The company has a current ratio of 5.15, a quick ratio of 5.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.47. UDR has a 1-year low of $30.95 and a 1-year high of $44.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.81, a PEG ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.80.

UDR Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 10th will be paid a $0.425 dividend. This represents a $1.70 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.56%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 9th. This is an increase from UDR’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. UDR’s payout ratio is currently 126.87%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On UDR

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Principal Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of UDR in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Quest Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of UDR in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its stake in shares of UDR by 225.7% in the 3rd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,088 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 754 shares in the last quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt boosted its stake in shares of UDR by 87.3% in the 4th quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 1,435 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 669 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Addison Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of UDR by 53.1% in the 4th quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 1,731 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.84% of the company’s stock.

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.