UDR (NYSE:UDR) Issues FY 2024 Earnings Guidance

UDR (NYSE:UDR) issued an update on its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.120-2.240 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.440. The company issued revenue guidance of -. UDR also updated its FY24 guidance to $2.38-$2.50 EPS.

UDR Price Performance

Shares of UDR stock traded down $0.21 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $38.08. The stock had a trading volume of 3,263,255 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,946,120. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $36.82 and its 200 day moving average is $35.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.54 billion, a PE ratio of 28.42, a PEG ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 0.80. UDR has a twelve month low of $30.95 and a twelve month high of $44.02. 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 Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 10th will be given a $0.425 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 9th. This represents a $1.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.46%. This is an increase from UDR’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. UDR’s dividend payout ratio is 126.87%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently weighed in on UDR. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of UDR from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating and upped their price target for the stock from $34.00 to $39.00 in a research report on Monday, March 4th. Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of UDR from $45.00 to $42.00 and set a buy rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 9th. Barclays downgraded shares of UDR from an overweight rating to an equal weight rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $46.00 to $37.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 20th. 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 price target for the company. Finally, Wedbush restated an outperform rating and set a $40.00 price target on shares of UDR in a research report on Monday. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $41.78.

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.