31,600 Shares in Kilroy Realty Corporation $KRC Acquired by Louisiana State Employees Retirement System

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System bought a new stake in shares of Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC) during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 31,600 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $891,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of KRC. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position in Kilroy Realty by 19.1% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 200,370 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $7,488,000 after buying an additional 32,129 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its position in Kilroy Realty by 64.8% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 78,499 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,935,000 after purchasing an additional 30,879 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its position in Kilroy Realty by 524.8% during the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 5,973 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $223,000 after purchasing an additional 5,017 shares in the last quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. raised its stake in Kilroy Realty by 48.6% in the 4th quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 18,391 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $634,000 after purchasing an additional 6,016 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in Kilroy Realty by 16.7% in the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 72,512 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,710,000 after purchasing an additional 10,379 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.22% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KRC has been the topic of several analyst reports. Scotiabank raised their price target on shares of Kilroy Realty from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Kilroy Realty in a research report on Monday, June 8th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Kilroy Realty from $34.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, June 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Kilroy Realty from $44.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Finally, UBS Group set a $44.00 target price on shares of Kilroy Realty in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $37.87.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Jolie A. Hunt sold 15,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.79, for a total transaction of $597,082.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 13,892 shares in the company, valued at $524,978.68. This represents a 53.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Lauren N. Stadler sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.65, for a total value of $103,950.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 15,456 shares in the company, valued at $535,550.40. This trade represents a 16.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 29,648 shares of company stock valued at $1,120,958 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.83% of the company’s stock.

Kilroy Realty Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of KRC stock opened at $39.26 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $4.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.57 and a beta of 1.12. Kilroy Realty Corporation has a 1-year low of $27.36 and a 1-year high of $45.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 2.09 and a quick ratio of 2.09. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $35.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $33.99.

Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) last released its earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.16) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by ($0.30). Kilroy Realty had a net margin of 19.59% and a return on equity of 3.89%. The company had revenue of $270.05 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $263.08 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.02 earnings per share. Kilroy Realty’s revenue for the quarter was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. Kilroy Realty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.490-3.630 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Kilroy Realty Corporation will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Kilroy Realty Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 8th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.54 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.5%. Kilroy Realty’s payout ratio is currently 118.68%.

About Kilroy Realty

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.