Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. Makes New $551,000 Investment in Kilroy Realty Corporation $KRC

Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 14,703 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $551,000.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wiser Advisor Group LLC acquired a new stake in Kilroy Realty in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in Kilroy Realty during the 3rd quarter worth $40,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in Kilroy Realty by 205.4% during the 2nd quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,463 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 984 shares during the period. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. grew its stake in shares of Kilroy Realty by 128.1% in the first quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 1,715 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 963 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Horizon Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Kilroy Realty during the fourth quarter valued at $65,000. Institutional investors own 94.22% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on KRC. Bank of America raised shares of Kilroy Realty from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $42.00 to $44.00 in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. Evercore raised shares of Kilroy Realty from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $42.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, June 8th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of Kilroy Realty from $34.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, June 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Kilroy Realty from $40.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Kilroy Realty from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Kilroy Realty currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $39.13.

Kilroy Realty Price Performance

NYSE:KRC opened at $36.24 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $38.11 and its 200 day moving average price is $34.27. The firm has a market cap of $4.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.52 and a beta of 1.11. Kilroy Realty Corporation has a 52-week low of $27.36 and a 52-week high of $45.03. The company has a quick ratio of 2.65, a current ratio of 2.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83.

Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.73). Kilroy Realty had a net margin of 15.47% and a return on equity of 3.04%. The business had revenue of $272.37 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $267.39 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.13 earnings per share. Kilroy Realty’s revenue was down 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Kilroy Realty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.490-3.630 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Kilroy Realty Corporation will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Jolie A. Hunt sold 15,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 29th. The shares were 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 approximately $524,978.68. This trade represents a 53.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, President Justin William Smart sold 10,848 shares of Kilroy Realty stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.71, for a total transaction of $419,926.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the president owned 519,872 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,124,245.12. This trade represents a 2.04% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.83% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.