Douglas Emmett, Inc. $DEI Shares Purchased by Hsbc Holdings PLC

Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its holdings in shares of Douglas Emmett, Inc. (NYSE:DEI) by 19.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,126,023 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 341,527 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Douglas Emmett were worth $20,100,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Douglas Emmett by 6.6% during the 1st quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 74,462 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $697,000 after acquiring an additional 4,624 shares in the last quarter. Optas LLC purchased a new stake in Douglas Emmett during the 1st quarter worth $195,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd increased its holdings in Douglas Emmett by 69.6% in the 1st quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 263,911 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,486,000 after purchasing an additional 108,311 shares in the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System acquired a new stake in Douglas Emmett in the 1st quarter valued at $700,000. Finally, Vanderbilt University purchased a new position in Douglas Emmett in the first quarter valued at about $114,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.37% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on Douglas Emmett from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings lowered Douglas Emmett from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Evercore set a $14.00 target price on Douglas Emmett in a report on Monday, June 8th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Douglas Emmett from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price target on Douglas Emmett from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $13.57.

Douglas Emmett Stock Performance

Douglas Emmett stock opened at $12.29 on Wednesday. Douglas Emmett, Inc. has a 12-month low of $9.04 and a 12-month high of $16.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 2.63 and a quick ratio of 2.63. The company has a market capitalization of $2.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -72.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.31 and a beta of 1.15. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $11.95 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.93.

Douglas Emmett (NYSE:DEI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $250.96 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $251.11 million. Douglas Emmett had a negative net margin of 2.59% and a negative return on equity of 0.74%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.40 EPS. Douglas Emmett has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.390-1.45 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Douglas Emmett, Inc. will post 1.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Douglas Emmett Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th were paid a dividend of $0.19 per share. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.2%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 30th. Douglas Emmett’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -447.06%.

Douglas Emmett Company Profile

Douglas Emmett, Inc is a publicly traded real estate investment trust headquartered in Santa Monica, California. The company specializes in the ownership, management and development of high‐quality office and multifamily properties, primarily concentrated in the coastal regions of Los Angeles County and the Greater Honolulu area. As a vertically integrated real estate platform, Douglas Emmett controls all aspects of property operations, leasing, capital improvements and tenant relations, positioning it to deliver stable, long‐term cash flows.

The company’s office portfolio consists predominantly of Class A buildings located in prime business districts, featuring modern amenities, campus-like settings and environmentally conscious design elements.