An entry written while the outcome is still unknown. It will be scored by what the market does next, and it will never be edited to look cleverer than it was.
In plain words · UMH Properties, Inc.
VERDICT
The label
Markup
read at $15.69
UMH Properties, Inc. holds its Markup at $15.69.
PHPhase · the trend structure carries the Markup label
INInsiders · no filings inside 60 days, left as found
POPositioning · no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
OPOptions · no verdict drawn today, left as found
SCScreen · does not pass the values gate
edge confirmed
edge broken
edge forming
Each arm is one independent read. Conviction is not a single call, it is how many edges converge.
INVESTOR
The investor read · the season, not the day
As held on the ledger · 2025-12-31
Phase
Markup
Quantitative state
The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 2 days
Price
$15.69
Valuation
156.90 trailing · 92.29 forward price to earnings
Values screen
FAIL· score 70.0
Beta
0.95
OPPORTUNITY
The opportunity · what the numbers say it is worth
Read at
$15.69
156.90 P/E · 92.29 fwd
Our fair value
$10.86
31% premium
Analyst target (avg)
$19.00
+21% to current
Target low $16.00Analyst target rangeTarget high $23.50
▲ current $15.69 · | average target
Price history & projections · where it has been, where the models see it going
The valuation journey · where the price sits against fair value and the Street
Current
$15.69
you are here
Conservative
$10.86
-31%
Analyst avg
$19.00
+21%
Our fair value
$10.86
-31%
Analyst high
$23.50
+50%
Green marks levels above today's price, red below; the shaded band is the gap between the price and our fair value.
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.
Revenue growth
7.60%
Profit margin
11.04%
Debt to equity
85.09
Analyst consensus
Buy · 8 covering
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; target range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
SCREEN
The values screen, explained · five checks, plain English
This company is excluded by both standards. There are two widely recognised ways to check whether a company is suitable for a Muslim investor. It fails on both:
The common standard· AAOIFI Used by most halal investing apps✗ DOES NOT PASS
Our stricter standard· asset-based The one Titan applies✗ DOES NOT PASS
Why it fails. The problem is its debt ratio. Because both standards agree on this, it is a clear exclusion, not a borderline case.
Business activityIts core business isn't built on prohibited lines — no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending.Pass
Debt loadInterest-bearing debt is 44.8% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows.Fail
Interest-bearing cashCash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 1.4% of assets, under the one-third limit.Pass
ReceivablesMoney owed to the company is 10.4% of assets, under the 49% limit.Pass
Revenue purityOnly 3.3% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources — under the 5% line.Pass
Every security is read against two recognised standards: our stricter asset-based screen (ratios measured against total assets) and the more widely used market-value standard (measured against market capitalisation). Where they agree we say so plainly; where they part ways — almost always on the debt check — we show both readings and mark it, because that disagreement is the finding, not a fault. We report the score; you and your scholar make the call.
PLAIN
The business, in plain words · what the numbers mean
Manufactured Home Communities Trade Far Above Their Worth
Picture a landlord collecting rent from rows of mobile homes across the Northeast and Midwest. UMH Properties runs 145 such communities with 27,100 sites, yet the numbers do not support the current price of $15.69. Revenue grows at 8 percent and the profit margin sits at 11 percent, but return on equity is just 3 percent and the forward multiple reaches 92 times. Our fair value sits at $10.86, leaving a 31 percent gap the wrong way and an opportunity rating of none.
The market may like the buy rating from eight analysts with a $19 median target, yet that view ignores how little cash the business actually returns to owners. Low returns on equity and an unknown competitive edge point to a plain-vanilla residential REIT that cannot justify the premium. Ethical screens clear the name, but valuation discipline still rules it out.
High payout requirements typical of REITs add pressure when interest rates stay elevated, and any slowdown in tenant demand would quickly expose thin margins. The gap between price and value leaves no margin of safety. Analysis, not advice.
Screened names in the same industry · explore each on its own page.
TRADE
Where & how to trade · wherever in the world you are
UMH trades on the NYSE. As a US-listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering US markets. New to this, or investing from outside the US? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
TRADER
The trader read · the latest dated commentary
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 6%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 11%. The street (7 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $19. Entered 2026-07-18 · Accumulation
JOURNAL
The dated journal · newest first, never edited
2026-07-18Accumulation$15.28+0.0%Entry 3
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 6%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 11%. The street (7 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $19.
2026-07-03Accumulation$15.28+0.0%Entry 2
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Accumulation$15.28Entry 1
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
RETURNS
What holding actually paid · price plus dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
Period
Price then
Price return
Divs per share
$1,000 became
Total return
1 month
$15.34
+0.0%
$0.23
$1,015
+1.5%
2 months
$15.42
-0.5%
$0.23
$1,010
+1.0%
3 months
$14.50
+5.8%
$0.23
$1,074
+7.4%
6 months
$15.44
-0.6%
$0.45
$1,023
+2.3%
1 year
$16.29
-5.8%
$0.90
$997
-0.3%
2 years
$13.59
+12.9%
$1.77
$1,259
+25.9%
3 years
$13.87
+10.6%
$2.60
$1,294
+29.4%
5 years
$17.64
-13.0%
$4.19
$1,108
+10.8%
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
SEALED
This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever UMH does next, these words stay.
UMH Properties, Inc. · UMH · Markup · $15.69
Recorded 2025-12-31 · before the outcome · scored mechanically
