FY2025 EPS Forecast for UMH Properties Decreased by Analyst

UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) – Stock analysts at B. Riley reduced their FY2025 earnings estimates for UMH Properties in a research report issued on Thursday, September 18th. B. Riley analyst J. Massocca now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.96 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $0.99. The consensus estimate for UMH Properties’ current full-year earnings is $0.93 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for UMH Properties’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS.

UMH Properties (NYSE:UMH) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $66.64 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $66.07 million. UMH Properties had a net margin of 12.18% and a return on equity of 5.19%.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on UMH. Wedbush upgraded shares of UMH Properties to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of UMH Properties from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, UMH Properties has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $20.25.

UMH Properties Trading Down 1.2%

NYSE UMH opened at $15.01 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.27 billion, a PE ratio of 107.18, a P/E/G ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a fifty day moving average of $15.92 and a 200 day moving average of $16.82. UMH Properties has a 1 year low of $14.75 and a 1 year high of $20.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 8.56 and a quick ratio of 8.56.

Institutional Trading of UMH Properties

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in UMH. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its stake in shares of UMH Properties by 28.9% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 81,923 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,547,000 after acquiring an additional 18,375 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in UMH Properties by 17.3% in the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 41,105 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $776,000 after purchasing an additional 6,053 shares in the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its stake in UMH Properties by 66.2% in the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 20,361 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $384,000 after purchasing an additional 8,113 shares in the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio lifted its stake in UMH Properties by 6.4% in the 4th quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 103,884 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,961,000 after purchasing an additional 6,260 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GF Fund Management CO. LTD. purchased a new position in UMH Properties in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. 75.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director William Edward Mitchell sold 75,849 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.32, for a total transaction of $1,237,855.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 41,368 shares in the company, valued at $675,125.76. This represents a 64.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Samuel A. Landy sold 45,700 shares of UMH Properties stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.40, for a total value of $749,480.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,101,283 shares in the company, valued at $18,061,041.20. This represents a 3.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 133,149 shares of company stock worth $2,165,532 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 8.77% of the company’s stock.

UMH Properties Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 15th were given a dividend of $0.225 per share. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.0%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 15th. UMH Properties’s dividend payout ratio is 642.86%.

About UMH Properties

UMH Properties, Inc, which was organized in 1968, is a public equity REIT that owns and operates 135 manufactured home communities containing approximately 25,800 developed homesites. These communities are located in New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana, Michigan, Maryland, Alabama, South Carolina and Georgia.