Zacks Research Has Bearish Forecast for FRT Q2 Earnings

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Federal Realty Investment Trust in a report issued on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $1.74 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.78. The consensus estimate for Federal Realty Investment Trust’s current full-year earnings is $7.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Federal Realty Investment Trust’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.90 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.17 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.86 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.84 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.38 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently issued reports on FRT. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $126.00 to $125.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $125.00 to $114.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 7th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $115.75 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 14th. Mizuho dropped their price target on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $119.00 to $107.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Federal Realty Investment Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Federal Realty Investment Trust presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $121.00.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE FRT opened at $98.45 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.27. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $106.34 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $111.15. Federal Realty Investment Trust has a one year low of $95.97 and a one year high of $118.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 1.97.

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.73 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.73. Federal Realty Investment Trust had a return on equity of 9.89% and a net margin of 24.38%. The firm had revenue of $311.44 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $311.85 million.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be given a $1.10 dividend. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 1st. Federal Realty Investment Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently 128.28%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Federal Realty Investment Trust

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,041,061 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,459,947,000 after acquiring an additional 218,671 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Federal Realty Investment Trust during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $810,544,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 3.6% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,885,992 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $561,743,000 after purchasing an additional 168,885 shares in the last quarter. Resolution Capital Ltd raised its position in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 12.4% during the fourth quarter. Resolution Capital Ltd now owns 3,523,155 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $394,417,000 after purchasing an additional 389,266 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 41.4% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,053,443 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $341,833,000 after purchasing an additional 893,258 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.86% of the company’s stock.

About Federal Realty Investment Trust

Federal Realty Investment Trust is an equity real estate investment trust, which engages in the provision of ownership, management, and redevelopment of retail and mixed-use properties located primarily in communities where demand exceeds supply in strategically selected metropolitan markets. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in North Bethesda, MD.