How to buy UMH Properties stock | 14.6

UMH Properties, Inc is a reit—residential business based in the US. UMH Properties shares (UMH) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. UMH Properties employs 420 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$158.5 million.

How to buy shares in UMH Properties

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for UMH Properties. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: UMH. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until UMH Properties reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$14.6, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of UMH Properties, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of UMH Properties. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

UMH Properties share price

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UMH Properties shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-11-30.

Latest market close	USD$14.6
52-week range	USD$8.2755 - USD$15.7839
50-day moving average	USD$14.1265
200-day moving average	USD$13.4123
Wall St. target price	USD$17.67
PE ratio	200.1667
Dividend yield	USD$0.72 (5.05%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.06

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UMH Properties price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $14.6 from 2020-11-16

1 week (2020-11-20)	N/A
1 month (2020-10-30)	7.12%
3 months (2020-08-28)	N/A
6 months (2020-05-28)	N/A

1 year (2019-11-27)	N/A
2 years (2018-11-27)	N/A
3 years (2017-11-27)	N/A
5 years (2015-11-27)	N/A

Is UMH Properties under- or over-valued?

Valuing UMH Properties stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of UMH Properties's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

UMH Properties's P/E ratio

UMH Properties's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 200x. In other words, UMH Properties shares trade at around 200x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

UMH Properties's EBITDA

UMH Properties's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$66.5 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a UMH Properties's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

UMH Properties financials

Revenue TTM	USD$158.5 million
Operating margin TTM	16.25%
Gross profit TTM	USD$71.9 million
Return on assets TTM	1.53%
Return on equity TTM	-2.67%
Profit margin	-9.25%
Book value	$1.976
Market capitalisation	USD$601.5 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting UMH Properties shares

There are currently 479,281 UMH Properties shares held short by investors – that's known as UMH Properties's "short interest". This figure is 24.9% down from 638,350 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting UMH Properties shares can be evaluated.

UMH Properties's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

UMH Properties's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of UMH Properties shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of UMH Properties shares traded daily (recently around 114386.87350835). UMH Properties's SIR currently stands at 4.19. In other words for every 100,000 UMH Properties shares traded daily on the market, roughly 4190 shares are currently held short.

However UMH Properties's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of UMH Properties shares, or, against the total number of tradable UMH Properties shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case UMH Properties's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 UMH Properties shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0124% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable UMH Properties shares, roughly 12 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against UMH Properties.

Find out more about how you can short UMH Properties stock.

UMH Properties share dividends

We're not expecting UMH Properties to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

UMH Properties share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, UMH Properties's shares have ranged in value from as little as $8.2755 up to $15.7839. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while UMH Properties's is 1.1054. This would suggest that UMH Properties's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

UMH Properties overview

UMH Properties, Inc., which was organized in 1968, is a public equity REIT that owns and operates 124 manufactured home communities containing approximately 23,400 developed homesites. These communities are located in New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana, Michigan and Maryland. In addition, the Company owns a portfolio of REIT securities.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of UMH Properties is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 8.159% of UMH Properties shares are held by insiders and 64.118% by institutions.

• How many people work for UMH Properties?

  Latest data suggests 420 work at UMH Properties.

• When does the fiscal year end for UMH Properties?

  UMH Properties's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is UMH Properties based?

  UMH Properties's address is: Juniper Business Plaza, Freehold, NJ, United States, 07728

• What is UMH Properties's ISIN number?

  UMH Properties's international securities identification number is: US9030021037

• What is UMH Properties's CUSIP number?

  UMH Properties's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 903002103