What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for UDR Q1 Earnings?

UDR, Inc. (NYSE:UDR) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of UDR in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.64 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.65. The consensus estimate for UDR’s current full-year earnings is $2.47 per share.

UDR has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on UDR from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Monday, September 9th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on UDR from $46.00 to $45.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. UBS Group lifted their price target on UDR from $48.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on UDR from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered UDR from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $45.18.

UDR Price Performance

UDR stock opened at $45.94 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $44.46 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $42.45. UDR has a one year low of $32.85 and a one year high of $47.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69, a current ratio of 5.91 and a quick ratio of 5.91. The firm has a market cap of $15.16 billion, a PE ratio of 124.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.51 and a beta of 0.85.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On UDR

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in UDR by 14.8% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 11,401,026 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $516,923,000 after buying an additional 1,471,855 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. lifted its holdings in UDR by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 7,109,980 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $322,366,000 after buying an additional 159,625 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in UDR by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,732,429 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $194,737,000 after buying an additional 103,384 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in UDR by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,272,032 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $193,694,000 after buying an additional 117,213 shares during the period. Finally, Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in UDR by 115.3% during the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 3,499,150 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $143,990,000 after buying an additional 1,874,096 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 97.84% of the company’s stock.

UDR Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, October 10th were given a dividend of $0.425 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 10th. This represents a $1.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.70%. UDR’s dividend payout ratio is currently 459.47%.

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.