Zacks Research Cuts Earnings Estimates for Boston Properties

Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE:BXP) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Boston Properties in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $7.24 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $7.39. The consensus estimate for Boston Properties’ current full-year earnings is $6.91 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Boston Properties’ Q4 2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on BXP. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Boston Properties from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Boston Properties from $77.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Barclays upped their price objective on Boston Properties from $88.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 18th. UBS Group lifted their target price on Boston Properties from $64.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, Compass Point raised Boston Properties from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $80.00 to $88.00 in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $82.23.

Boston Properties Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE:BXP opened at $69.58 on Friday. Boston Properties has a 52-week low of $56.46 and a 52-week high of $90.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 695.88, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.09, a quick ratio of 5.51 and a current ratio of 5.69. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $72.96 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $76.88.

Boston Properties (NYSE:BXP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $1.28. Boston Properties had a return on equity of 3.90% and a net margin of 0.38%.

Boston Properties Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $0.98 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $3.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.63%. Boston Properties’s payout ratio is 3,920.39%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Boston Properties

In other Boston Properties news, EVP Hilary J. Spann sold 12,379 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.02, for a total transaction of $891,535.58. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 7,271 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $523,657.42. This represents a 63.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Boston Properties

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Deutsche Bank AG grew its holdings in Boston Properties by 30.6% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 949,603 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $70,612,000 after buying an additional 222,284 shares in the last quarter. Kelly Lawrence W & Associates Inc. CA boosted its position in shares of Boston Properties by 75.4% during the 4th quarter. Kelly Lawrence W & Associates Inc. CA now owns 2,500 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $186,000 after acquiring an additional 1,075 shares during the last quarter. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan purchased a new position in shares of Boston Properties in the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. Heritage Trust Co bought a new stake in Boston Properties in the fourth quarter worth $210,000. Finally, Hurley Capital LLC bought a new stake in Boston Properties in the fourth quarter worth $94,000. 98.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Boston Properties Company Profile

Boston Properties, Inc (NYSE: BXP) (BXP or the Company) is the largest publicly traded developer, owner, and manager of premier workplaces in the United States, concentrated in six dynamic gateway markets – Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC. BXP has delivered places that power progress for our clients and communities for more than 50 years.