The framework has shifted from markup to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 2.7% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are down 2%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 10%. The street (21 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $40.
UDR, Inc.
UDR · a US exchange · USD · Market cap $13.0B · 1,420 employees
UDR, Inc.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2026-09-09
Screened 2026-09-09 · the tape above runs as of 22:12 UTC · 11 Sep · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
This name holds its markdown label.
UDR, Inc. holds its Markdown at $35.40. The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 4 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 4 days |
| Price at the screen | $35.40 |
| Valuation | 22.41 trailing · 63.21 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 10.0 |
| Beta | 0.69 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Debt ratio
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 56.61% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is 56.6% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | 8.36% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 8.4% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 1.43% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 1.4% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 1.12% | Below 5% | Only 1.1% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Our framework reads AVOID: it trades above our $23.52 fair value estimate, moderate competitive moat.
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-09 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 33.6% above the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 21 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +19% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Our more conservative model reads it as fully-to-richly valued here, while the Street is more bullish: a quality-at-a-fair-price name rather than a deep-value one.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-09 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain WordsREIT rents look steady until debt mounts
Picture families paying rent on time every month while the landlord juggles heavy loans on every block. UDR trades at thirty nine dollars seventy six cents against our fair value of twenty three dollars fifty six cents, a forty one percent premium. Forward earnings sit at seventy one times on four percent revenue growth, and the ethical screen flags the debt ratio outright.
Moderate moat and twelve percent return on equity give little cover when profit margins rest at twenty eight percent. Residential REITs feel stable until rates stay high or vacancies creep up, turning yesterday's reliable cash flow into tomorrow's squeeze.
Analyst targets hover near forty one dollars yet the valuation gap and leverage breach keep us away. Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 63.2xexpensive: the price assumes strong growth ahead |
| Trailing P/E | 22.4xa premium valuation |
| EPS, trailing | 1.58 |
| EPS, forward | 0.56 |
| Revenue growth | -0.1%revenue is shrinking |
| Profit margin | 29.6%healthy profit margins |
| Return on equity | 13.7%a solid return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | 6.00% |
| Dividend yield | 469.00% |
| Debt to equity | 1.56a meaningful debt load worth watching |
| Current ratio | 0.18below 1: short-term bills exceed liquid assets |
| Beta | 0.69steadier than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.03% |
| 52-week range | 32.94 - 42.00 |
| Moat | MODERATE |
| Market cap | $13.0B |
| Employees | 1,420 |
The risks · The things to watch: it carries a real debt load, which raises the stakes if revenue slips.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are down 2%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 10%. The street (21 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $40.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
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Screened names in the same industry · explore each on its own page.
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | BENSON KEITH | Officer | 12,330 | · | |
| 2026-02-12 | BRAGG DAVID D. | Chief Financial Officer | 6,741 | · | |
| 2026-02-12 | TOOMEY THOMAS W | Chief Executive Officer | 92,646 | · | |
| 2026-01-02 | GOITIA ELLEN M. | Director | 5,451 | $199,997 | |
| 2026-01-02 | CATTANACH KATHERINE A | Director | 4,088 | $149,989 | |
| 2026-01-02 | MCNAMARA ROBERT A | Director | 5,451 | $199,997 | |
| 2025-12-30 | TOOMEY THOMAS W | Chief Executive Officer | 110,000 | $3,942,400 | |
| 2025-10-10 | GROVE JON ARTHUR | Director | 120,000 | · | |
| 2025-07-23 | BRAGG DAVID D. | Chief Financial Officer | 24,384 | $999,988 | |
| 2025-03-28 | TOOMEY THOMAS W | Chief Executive Officer | 125,000 | $5,509,625 |
Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.
| Date | Politician | Party | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar2026 | Alan Armstrong | Republican | buy | 1K–15K |
| 23 Sept2025 | Julie Johnson | Democrat | sell | 1K–15K |
| 23 Sept2025 | Julie Johnson | Democrat | buy | 1K–15K |
| 23 Sept2025 | Julie Johnson | Democrat | sell | 1K–15K |
| 23 Sept2025 | Julie Johnson | Democrat | buy | 1K–15K |
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $37.15 | +5.9% | · | $1,059 | +5.9% |
| 2 months | $34.68 | +13.4% | $0.44 | $1,147 | +14.7% |
| 3 months | $35.59 | +10.5% | $0.44 | $1,117 | +11.7% |
| 6 months | $34.77 | +13.1% | $0.87 | $1,156 | +15.6% |
| 1 year | $40.03 | -1.8% | $1.73 | $1,026 | +2.6% |
| 2 years | $36.48 | +7.8% | $3.43 | $1,172 | +17.2% |
| 3 years | $37.30 | +5.5% | $5.12 | $1,192 | +19.2% |
| 5 years | $41.31 | -4.8% | $8.14 | $1,149 | +14.9% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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