UDR Inc (NYSE: UDR) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -0.47 compared to its previous closing price of 42.75. However, the company has seen a gain of 0.78% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-06 that UDR, Inc. (NYSE:UDR ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 6, 2025 12:00 PM ET Company Participants Trent Trujillo – Vice President, Investor Relations Tom Toomey – Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Joe Fisher – President, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Investment Officer Mike Lacy – Chief Operating Officer Chris Van Ens – Vice President Conference Call Participants Nick Yulico – Scotiabank Eric Wolfe – Citi Jamie Feldman – Wells Fargo Steve Sakwa – Evercore ISI Jeff Spector – Bank of America Austin Wurschmidt – KeyBanc Capital Markets Michael Goldsmith – UBS Brad Heffern – RBC Capital Markets Alexander Goldfarb – Piper Sandler John Kim – BMO Capital Markets Julien Blouin – Goldman Sachs Alex Kalmus – Zelman & Associates Haendel St. Juste – Mizuho Securities Linda Tsai – Jefferies Tayo Okusanya – Deutsche Bank Mason Guell – Baird Operator Greetings, and welcome to UDR’s Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder this conference call is being recorded.
Is It Worth Investing in UDR Inc (NYSE: UDR) Right Now?
UDR Inc (NYSE: UDR) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 166.15x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.89. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 12 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for UDR is 327.80M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.50% of that float. On February 13, 2025, the average trading volume of UDR was 1.87M shares.
UDR’s Market Performance
UDR’s stock has seen a 0.78% increase for the week, with a 3.83% rise in the past month and a -4.34% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.00%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.94% for UDR Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.16% for UDR’s stock, with a 0.54% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of UDR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for UDR stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for UDR by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for UDR in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $45 based on the research report published on January 02, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see UDR reach a price target of $50. The rating they have provided for UDR stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on December 17th, 2024.
Exane BNP Paribas gave a rating of “Outperform” to UDR, setting the target price at $49 in the report published on September 11th of the previous year.
UDR Trading at -0.45% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought UDR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.46% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.94%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.00%, as shares surge +3.30% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.16% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, UDR rose by +0.78%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +12.06% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $41.65. In addition, UDR Inc saw -1.98% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at UDR starting from ALCOCK HARRY G, who proposed sale 5,000 shares at the price of $44.88 back on Sep 04 ’24. After this action, ALCOCK HARRY G now owns shares of UDR Inc, valued at $224,391 using the latest closing price.
TOOMEY THOMAS W, the Chairman and CEO of UDR Inc, sale 90,000 shares at $39.52 during a trade that took place back on Jun 07 ’24, which means that TOOMEY THOMAS W is holding 849,716 shares at $3,556,476 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for UDR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.17 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for UDR Inc stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 2.41, with 0.80 for asset returns.
Based on UDR Inc (UDR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.63 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.72. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.43.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.35 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 6.18. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 12.08. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.94for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.15.
Conclusion
To sum up, UDR Inc (UDR) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
