SG Americas Securities LLC Grows Position in Kilroy Realty Corporation $KRC

SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC) by 1,432.9% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 187,300 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 175,081 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Kilroy Realty were worth $6,999,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its position in Kilroy Realty by 168.6% during the 2nd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 3,562,992 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $122,246,000 after buying an additional 2,236,539 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Kilroy Realty in the 3rd quarter valued at $58,948,000. Route One Investment Company L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Kilroy Realty in the 2nd quarter valued at $34,341,000. Woodline Partners LP acquired a new stake in shares of Kilroy Realty in the third quarter worth $32,679,000. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Kilroy Realty by 103.8% during the third quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,278,930 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $54,035,000 after purchasing an additional 651,423 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.22% of the company’s stock.

Kilroy Realty Stock Down 0.2%

KRC stock opened at $28.19 on Wednesday. Kilroy Realty Corporation has a one year low of $27.07 and a one year high of $45.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 2.13 and a current ratio of 2.13. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $31.43 and its 200 day moving average is $37.54. The firm has a market cap of $3.34 billion, a PE ratio of 12.20 and a beta of 1.10.

Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by ($0.88). Kilroy Realty had a return on equity of 4.91% and a net margin of 24.82%.The firm had revenue of $272.19 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $270.21 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.20 EPS. The company’s revenue was down 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Kilroy Realty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.250-3.450 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Kilroy Realty Corporation will post 4 EPS for the current year.

Kilroy Realty Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be issued a $0.54 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.7%. Kilroy Realty’s dividend payout ratio is presently 93.51%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on KRC shares. BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Kilroy Realty in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Wall Street Zen lowered Kilroy Realty from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 14th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Kilroy Realty in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $35.00 target price on shares of Kilroy Realty in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on Kilroy Realty from $39.00 to $31.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $38.77.

Kilroy Realty Company Profile

Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust focused on the development, acquisition and management of high‐quality office and mixed‐use properties along the U.S. West Coast. The company’s portfolio encompasses major urban markets including Los Angeles, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle. Kilroy Realty targets properties in transit‐oriented submarkets, blending workplace space with retail, residential and hospitality amenities to create vibrant, walkable neighborhoods.

Founded in the mid‐20th century by members of the Kilroy family, the company evolved from a regional landlord into one of the leading West Coast office landlords.