Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Brokerages have a consensus “Hold” rating on Alexandria (17 analysts: 2 sell, 12 hold, 3 buy) with an average 12‑month price target of $64.33.
• The stock is trading well below its 12‑month high (opened at $43.72 vs. $88.24 high), the company reported a slight EPS beat but revenue was down 4.4% year‑over‑year and it has a negative P/E of -5.18 while issuing FY‑2026 guidance of $6.25–$6.55 EPS (analysts expect $9.32).
• Alexandria declared a quarterly dividend of $0.72 ($2.88 annualized, ~6.6% yield) with ex‑dividend on March 31, and Chairman Joel Marcus recently bought 25,000 shares at about $53.92.

Shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the seventeen brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $64.3333.

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on ARE. Weiss Ratings reissued a "sell (d)" rating on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Zacks Research raised shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $55.00 to $54.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 9th. BMO Capital Markets reissued a "market perform" rating and set a $52.00 price objective (down from $65.00) on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a "sector perform" rating and set a $60.00 price objective on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Price Performance

ARE stock opened at $43.72 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $50.11 and a 200-day moving average of $55.57. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a 12-month low of $41.44 and a 12-month high of $88.24. The company has a current ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The company has a market cap of $7.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.18, a PEG ratio of 5.15 and a beta of 1.33.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 26th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.15 by $0.01. Alexandria Real Estate Equities had a negative net margin of 47.23% and a negative return on equity of 6.82%. The business had revenue of $754.41 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $742.64 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.39 EPS. The company's revenue was down 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.250-6.550 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Alexandria Real Estate Equities will post 9.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.72 per share. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. Alexandria Real Estate Equities's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -34.12%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Alexandria Real Estate Equities

In other news, Chairman Joel S. Marcus bought 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $53.92 per share, with a total value of $1,348,000.00. Following the purchase, the chairman owned 562,724 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $30,342,078.08. The trade was a 4.65% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 1.08% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Alexandria Real Estate Equities

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 92.9% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,056,161 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $51,666,000 after acquiring an additional 508,578 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 44.3% in the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 4,660 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $228,000 after acquiring an additional 1,431 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 52.9% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 36,557 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,790,000 after acquiring an additional 12,649 shares during the period. Flax Pond Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,809,000. Finally, Alpine Global Management LLC purchased a new stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the 4th quarter worth approximately $201,000. 96.54% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Company Profile

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc NYSE: ARE is a real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, development and management of collaborative life science and technology campuses. The company's properties are designed to support research and innovation by providing specialized laboratory, office and manufacturing space tailored to biotechnology, pharmaceutical, academic and related industries.

Since its founding in 1994, Alexandria has cultivated a diversified portfolio of campuses across leading innovation clusters in North America and Europe.

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