Capital Fund Management S.A. Increases Stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE)

Capital Fund Management S.A. increased its holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE - Free Report) by 152.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 90,763 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 54,878 shares during the period. Capital Fund Management S.A. owned 0.05% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities worth $8,854,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in ARE. Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 57.7% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 298 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the 3rd quarter valued at $43,000. Spire Wealth Management lifted its stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 72.5% in the 4th quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 595 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $58,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 129.9% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 745 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $73,000 after purchasing an additional 421 shares during the last quarter. 96.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Trading Up 1.1 %

ARE stock traded up $0.86 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $77.98. 528,159 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,168,253. Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. has a one year low of $71.57 and a one year high of $130.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.49 billion, a PE ratio of 43.33, a PEG ratio of 3.93 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.21 and a current ratio of 0.21. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $93.01 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $101.69.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.39 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $1.48. Alexandria Real Estate Equities had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 1.43%. Equities research analysts expect that Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. will post 9.32 EPS for the current year.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a dividend of $1.32 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $5.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.77%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities's payout ratio is 293.33%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on ARE shares. StockNews.com raised Alexandria Real Estate Equities from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a report on Monday, March 17th. They set a "hold" rating and a $100.00 price objective on the stock. Wedbush reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $104.00 target price on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, JMP Securities restated a "market outperform" rating and issued a $130.00 price target on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Alexandria Real Estate Equities presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $118.60.

About Alexandria Real Estate Equities

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc NYSE: ARE, an S&P 500 company, is a best-in-class, mission-driven life science REIT making a positive and lasting impact on the world. As the pioneer of the life science real estate niche since our founding in 1994, Alexandria is the preeminent and longest-tenured owner, operator, and developer of collaborative life science, agtech, and advanced technology mega campuses in AAA innovation cluster locations, including Greater Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, San Diego, Seattle, Maryland, and Research Triangle.