UDR, Inc. (UDR)

Over the past six months, UDR's stock has been influenced by corporate announcements and market trends, including surpassing revenue expectations in Q1 2025, projecting a 2.5% blended lease rate growth for 2025, declaring regular quarterly dividends, leadership changes, updating full-year 2025 guidance, appointing Richard B. Clark to its Board of Directors, and experiencing a year-to-date decline of 16% by early October 2025, while analysts noted a compelling long-term investment case and the broader Real Estate sector saw a robust performance.

The demand for UDR's apartment products and services is subject to predictable seasonal patterns within the rental market, with peak rental season during the spring and summer months and demand slowing down in the fall and experiencing a significant slump during the winter months.

UDR, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that specializes in the ownership, operation, acquisition, renovation, development, redevelopment, and management of multifamily apartment communities across the United States, operating within the Real Estate sector, specifically in the Residential REITs industry and offering high-quality apartment homes with amenities and services.

As of December 31, 2024, UDR held interests in 169 apartment communities, encompassing 55,696 apartment units across 21 markets in the United States, strategically divided between coastal and Sunbelt markets, with headquarters in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

UDR has maintained a positive brand reputation over the past year, marked by its commitment to corporate responsibility and employee satisfaction, demonstrated through the publication of its Sixth and Seventh Annual Corporate Responsibility Reports, technological innovation, and being named a 2025 Top Workplaces Industry Winner, with no significant negative events impacting UDR's brand reputation identified.

UDR, Inc. is predominantly owned by institutional shareholders, holding approximately 99.92% of the company's stock, with insiders owning about 1.29% and retail investors holding 0.00%, with Vanguard Group Inc being the largest individual UDR shareholder, holding 50.66 million shares, representing 15.29% of the company.