Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC. Buys 1,308 Shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT)

Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC. lifted its position in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) by 8.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 16,677 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,308 shares during the period. Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC.’s holdings in Federal Realty Investment Trust were worth $1,867,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its holdings in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 1,463.8% during the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 611,086 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $70,251,000 after purchasing an additional 572,008 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its position in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 667.2% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 572,809 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $65,856,000 after buying an additional 498,146 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its position in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 456.2% during the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 604,890 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $69,544,000 after purchasing an additional 496,129 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new position in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust in the third quarter valued at $26,548,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,885,992 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $561,743,000 after purchasing an additional 168,885 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.86% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Scotiabank lifted their price target on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $119.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 25th. StockNews.com upgraded Federal Realty Investment Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the company from $122.00 to $125.00 in a report on Friday, December 20th. Raymond James decreased their price objective on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $125.00 to $117.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $126.00 to $125.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $123.23.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of NYSE:FRT opened at $105.59 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $9.05 billion, a PE ratio of 30.78, a P/E/G ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a current ratio of 1.97, a quick ratio of 1.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $108.02 and its 200-day simple moving average is $111.82. Federal Realty Investment Trust has a 12-month low of $95.97 and a 12-month high of $118.34.

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.73. The firm had revenue of $311.44 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $311.85 million. Federal Realty Investment Trust had a return on equity of 9.89% and a net margin of 24.38%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Federal Realty Investment Trust will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be paid a $1.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.17%. Federal Realty Investment Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently 128.28%.

About Federal Realty Investment Trust

Federal Realty Investment Trust is an equity real estate investment trust, which engages in the provision of ownership, management, and redevelopment of retail and mixed-use properties located primarily in communities where demand exceeds supply in strategically selected metropolitan markets. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in North Bethesda, MD.