Real estate investment trust UDR raises 2026 outlook

Overview

• US multifamily REIT's preliminary Q3 net income per share rose above prior company-provided guidance

• Preliminary Q3 adjusted FFO per share reached high end of guidance range

• Company raised full-year 2026 guidance for net income and FFOA

Outlook

• UDR raises full-year 2026 net income guidance to $1.58-$1.60 per diluted share

• Company lifts full-year 2026 FFOA guidance to $2.54-$2.56 per diluted share

• UDR expects fourth-quarter 2026 net income of $0.13-$0.15 per diluted share

Result Drivers

• MODEST SAME-STORE GROWTH - Co reported year-over-year same-store revenue and NOI growth, with revenue up 1.8% and NOI up 1.6% in Q3

• OCCUPANCY AND LEASE RATE GROWTH - Weighted average physical occupancy stood at 96.5% and effective blended lease rate grew 2.0% in Q3

• ASSET SALES - Co sold two apartment communities for $183 mln and is under contract to sell another, contributing to capital allocation activity

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Key Details

Analyst Coverage

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 9 "strong buy" or "buy", 12 "hold" and 2 "sell" or "strong sell"

• The average consensus recommendation for the residential reits peer group is "buy."

• Wall Street's median 12-month price target for UDR, Inc. is $40.00, about 16.2% above its October 20 closing price of $34.41

• The stock recently traded at 54 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 65 three months ago

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