UDR, Inc. (NYSE:UDR) is scheduled to announce its earnings results after the market closes on Tuesday, February 2nd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.42 per share for the quarter.

UDR, Inc. (NYSE:UDR) traded up 1.57% during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $35.59. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,071,807 shares. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.33 billion and a P/E ratio of 39.20. UDR, Inc. has a 52 week low of $30.03 and a 52 week high of $38.07. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $36.36 and its 200 day moving average price is $34.89.

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.2775 per share. This represents a $1.11 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.12%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 7th. This is an increase from UDR’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22.

In other UDR news, VP J Abram Claude sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.60, for a total transaction of $36,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 5,266 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $192,735.60. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Jerry A. Davis sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.85, for a total value of $378,500.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 170,987 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,471,857.95. The disclosure for this sale can be found here.

UDR has been the topic of several research reports. BB&T Corp. initiated coverage on UDR in a research note on Tuesday, November 10th. They set an “underweight” rating and a $36.50 price objective on the stock. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Barclays upped their price objective on UDR from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 20th. JMP Securities upped their price objective on UDR from $39.00 to $40.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 28th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on UDR from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 27th. Finally, Cowen and Company cut UDR from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $35.50 to $37.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. UDR currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $37.61.

UDR, Inc. is a self-administered real estate investment trust (NYSE:UDR). The Company owns, operates, acquires, renovates, develops, redevelops and manages multifamily apartment communities located in high barrier-to-entry markets throughout the United States. The Company operates through two segments: Same-Store Communities and Non-Mature Communities/Other. The Company’s Same-Store Communities segment includes the communities that were acquired, developed and stabilized prior to January 1, 2013, and held as of December 31, 2014. The Company’s Non-Mature Communities/Other segment represents the acquired, developed and redeveloped communities, and the non-apartment components of mixed use properties, which do not meet the criteria to be included in the Same-Store Communities segment. As of December 31, 2014, the Company’s consolidated real estate portfolio included 139 communities located in 20 markets, with a total of 39,851 completed apartment homes.

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