United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. ( UDR ) has announced an ex-dividend date of January 08, 2013 and a cash dividend payment of $0.22 per share scheduled for January 31, 2013. Shareholders who purchased UDR stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that UDR has paid the same dividend.
The previous trading day's last sale of UDR was $23.97, representing a -13.62% decrease from the 52 week high of $27.75 and a 7.44% increase over the 52 week low of $22.31.
UDR is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as Simon Property Group, Inc. ( SPG ) and American Tower Corporation (REIT) ( AMT ). UDR's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.14. Zacks Investment Research reports UDR's forecasted earnings growth in 2012 as 5.33%, compared to an industry average of 6.8%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the UDR Dividend History page.
Interested in gaining exposure to UDR through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have UDR as a top-10 holding:
- iShares FTSE NAREIT Residential Index Fund ( REZ ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is REZ with an increase of 1.13% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of UDR at 4.32%.
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