KG&L Capital Management LLC Sells 1,200 Shares of Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE:SPG)

KG&L Capital Management LLC trimmed its position in shares of Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE:SPGFree Report) by 9.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,081 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 1,200 shares during the quarter. KG&L Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Simon Property Group were worth $1,808,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of SPG. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Simon Property Group by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 46,380,446 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $7,258,076,000 after buying an additional 672,941 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners lifted its position in shares of Simon Property Group by 4.2% during the 1st quarter. Boston Partners now owns 2,321,228 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $363,165,000 after buying an additional 92,648 shares in the last quarter. Centersquare Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Simon Property Group by 4.5% in the first quarter. Centersquare Investment Management LLC now owns 1,814,206 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $283,905,000 after purchasing an additional 78,866 shares during the last quarter. PGGM Investments increased its position in shares of Simon Property Group by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. PGGM Investments now owns 1,238,123 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $187,947,000 after purchasing an additional 23,186 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Simon Property Group by 6.7% in the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,074,587 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $162,689,000 after buying an additional 67,513 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.01% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Simon Property Group

In other Simon Property Group news, Director Allan B. Hubbard purchased 370 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 30th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $167.30 per share, for a total transaction of $61,901.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 34,301 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,738,557.30. This trade represents a 0.00 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 8.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

SPG has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Piper Sandler reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $175.00 target price (down from $190.00) on shares of Simon Property Group in a research note on Tuesday, September 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $159.00 price target (up previously from $157.50) on shares of Simon Property Group in a research note on Thursday, September 12th. Scotiabank increased their target price on shares of Simon Property Group from $152.00 to $169.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 26th. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Simon Property Group from $147.00 to $158.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 28th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised shares of Simon Property Group from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $160.00 to $172.00 in a report on Monday, September 16th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $162.78.

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Simon Property Group Stock Down 0.8 %

NYSE:SPG opened at $167.70 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.53, a quick ratio of 2.04 and a current ratio of 2.04. Simon Property Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $113.40 and a fifty-two week high of $177.08. The firm has a market cap of $54.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.31, a P/E/G ratio of 9.61 and a beta of 1.74. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $168.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $156.50.

Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPGGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.51 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.93 by ($1.42). The business had revenue of $1.32 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.30 billion. Simon Property Group had a return on equity of 78.14% and a net margin of 45.90%. The firm’s revenue was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.88 earnings per share. Analysts predict that Simon Property Group, Inc. will post 12.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Simon Property Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 9th will be issued a dividend of $2.10 per share. This represents a $8.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.01%. This is an increase from Simon Property Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.05. Simon Property Group’s payout ratio is currently 104.19%.

About Simon Property Group

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Simon Property Group, Inc (NYSE:SPG) is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). Simon Property Group, L.P., or the Operating Partnership, is our majority-owned partnership subsidiary that owns all of our real estate properties and other assets. In this package, the terms Simon, we, our, or the Company refer to Simon Property Group, Inc, the Operating Partnership, and its subsidiaries.

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