What is Wedbush’s Forecast for UDR Q2 Earnings?

UDR, Inc. (NYSE:UDR) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of UDR in a report released on Monday, May 5th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.62 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for UDR’s current full-year earnings is $2.51 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for UDR’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.65 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.65 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.62 EPS.

UDR (NYSE:UDR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.61. UDR had a net margin of 5.36% and a return on equity of 2.65%. The business had revenue of $419.84 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $421.23 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.61 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 2.0% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on UDR. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on UDR from $48.00 to $45.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of UDR from $43.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Zelman & Associates reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of UDR in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Truist Financial cut shares of UDR from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $45.00 to $46.00 in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on UDR from $50.00 to $48.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $46.12.

UDR Stock Performance

UDR stock opened at $43.05 on Tuesday. 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 fifty-two week low of $36.61 and a fifty-two week high of $47.55. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $42.68 and a two-hundred day moving average of $43.04. The company has a market capitalization of $14.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 172.20, a PEG ratio of 8.67 and a beta of 0.84.

UDR Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 10th were given a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 10th. This is a positive change from UDR’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.00%. UDR’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 491.43%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Thomas W. Toomey sold 25,000 shares of the business’s 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 transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 824,716 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $35,256,609. The trade was a 2.94 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 3.39% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in UDR. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in UDR by 7.9% in the 4th quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 587,772 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $25,515,000 after buying an additional 42,926 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of UDR by 45.7% in the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 512,540 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $22,249,000 after acquiring an additional 160,708 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in UDR by 5.0% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,774,541 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $352,498,000 after purchasing an additional 368,087 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd grew its stake in UDR by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 95,344 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $4,139,000 after purchasing an additional 6,217 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in UDR by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,367,054 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $189,574,000 after purchasing an additional 95,022 shares during the last quarter. 97.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About UDR

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.