Wedbush Increases Earnings Estimates for Boston Properties

Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE:BXP) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Boston Properties in a note issued to investors on Monday, May 12th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $1.80 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.77. Wedbush has a “Strong Sell” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Boston Properties’ current full-year earnings is $6.91 per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on BXP. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Boston Properties from $89.00 to $79.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Boston Properties in a research report on Monday, March 17th. They set a “buy” rating and a $78.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group decreased their price target on Boston Properties from $80.00 to $68.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 5th. Scotiabank dropped their price objective on Boston Properties from $85.00 to $83.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Boston Properties from $88.00 to $80.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $78.83.

Boston Properties Stock Performance

NYSE:BXP opened at $66.13 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.09, a quick ratio of 5.51 and a current ratio of 5.69. Boston Properties has a fifty-two week low of $54.22 and a fifty-two week high of $90.11. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $64.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $71.80. The company has a market capitalization of $10.47 billion, a PE ratio of 661.37, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.12.

Boston Properties (NYSE:BXP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.65 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $865.22 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $833.89 million. Boston Properties had a return on equity of 3.90% and a net margin of 0.38%. Boston Properties’s revenue was up 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.73 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Boston Properties

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of BXP. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its stake in Boston Properties by 19.8% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 858 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. increased its position in shares of Boston Properties by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 8,731 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $650,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Boston Properties by 18.4% in the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 3,800 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $283,000 after acquiring an additional 590 shares during the last quarter. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB raised its holdings in shares of Boston Properties by 32.0% in the 4th quarter. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB now owns 6,600 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $491,000 after acquiring an additional 1,600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its position in Boston Properties by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 70,444 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $5,238,000 after acquiring an additional 1,169 shares in the last quarter. 98.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Boston Properties news, EVP Donna D. Garesche sold 2,143 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.87, for a total value of $145,445.41. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.49% of the company’s stock.

Boston Properties Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a dividend of $0.98 per share. This represents a $3.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.93%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. Boston Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -19,600.00%.

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.