Zacks Research Has Pessimistic View of ARE Q3 Earnings

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $2.41 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.43. The consensus estimate for Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ current full-year earnings is $9.34 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ FY2027 earnings at $2.66 EPS.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.39 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $1.48. Alexandria Real Estate Equities had a return on equity of 1.43% and a net margin of 10.36%.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on ARE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut Alexandria Real Estate Equities from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $133.00 to $121.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and set a $130.00 price target on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price target for the company from $135.00 to $112.00 in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Evercore ISI dropped their target price on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $129.00 to $124.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $137.00 to $130.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 8th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Alexandria Real Estate Equities has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $121.30.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Trading Up 0.9 %

Alexandria Real Estate Equities stock opened at $95.70 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $16.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.17, a PEG ratio of 3.67 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.21 and a current ratio of 0.21. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a fifty-two week low of $93.25 and a fifty-two week high of $130.14. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $98.47 and its 200-day moving average price is $109.31.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a dividend of $1.32 per share. This represents a $5.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.52%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This is a boost from Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.30. Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 293.33%.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Monday, December 9th that permits the company to buyback $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the real estate investment trust to buy up to 2.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ARE. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the 4th quarter worth $1,605,426,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 212.9% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,265,880 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $806,337,000 after buying an additional 5,624,163 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors purchased a new position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the 4th quarter valued at $326,959,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 1,038.4% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,610,074 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $157,063,000 after buying an additional 1,468,644 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pathway Financial Advisers LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 11,449.8% during the 3rd quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 1,423,630 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $169,056,000 after buying an additional 1,411,304 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.54% of the company’s stock.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Company Profile

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc (NYSE: ARE), an S&P 500 company, is a best-in-class, mission-driven life science REIT making a positive and lasting impact on the world. As the pioneer of the life science real estate niche since our founding in 1994, Alexandria is the preeminent and longest-tenured owner, operator, and developer of collaborative life science, agtech, and advanced technology mega campuses in AAA innovation cluster locations, including Greater Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, San Diego, Seattle, Maryland, and Research Triangle.