Cwm LLC Sells 70,568 Shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. $ARE

Key Points

• Cwm LLC cut its stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 87.7%, selling 70,568 shares in Q4 and retaining 9,931 shares valued at about $486,000.
• ARE reported Q results with $1.73 EPS (in line with estimates) but revenue of $671.02M missed forecasts and was down 11.5% YoY; management set FY2026 guidance at 6.30–6.50 EPS.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.72 (about a 7.0% yield), while insider activity included Chairman Joel S. Marcus buying 25,000 shares and an EVP selling 536 shares under a Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Cwm LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE - Free Report) by 87.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 9,931 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 70,568 shares during the period. Cwm LLC's holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities were worth $486,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. boosted its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 15.3% during the 4th quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. now owns 4,544 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $222,000 after purchasing an additional 603 shares in the last quarter. Taylor Frigon Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 6.1% during the 4th quarter. Taylor Frigon Capital Management LLC now owns 34,871 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,707,000 after purchasing an additional 2,008 shares in the last quarter. Abundance Wealth Counselors boosted its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. Abundance Wealth Counselors now owns 21,238 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,039,000 after purchasing an additional 1,190 shares in the last quarter. Invested Advisors boosted its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 74.7% during the 4th quarter. Invested Advisors now owns 4,816 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $236,000 after purchasing an additional 2,060 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Code Waechter LLC boosted its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 22.6% during the 4th quarter. Code Waechter LLC now owns 5,152 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $252,000 after purchasing an additional 949 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.54% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Hallie E. Kuhn sold 536 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.20, for a total value of $25,835.20. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 48,301 shares in the company, valued at $2,328,108.20. This trade represents a 1.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Chairman Joel S. Marcus bought 25,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The stock was bought at an average price of $53.92 per share, for a total transaction of $1,348,000.00. Following the acquisition, the chairman directly owned 562,724 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $30,342,078.08. This represents a 4.65% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 1.35% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Stock Up 2.3%

Shares of NYSE:ARE opened at $41.44 on Friday. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $47.90 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $52.79. The firm has a market cap of $7.22 billion, a P/E ratio of -6.61, a PEG ratio of 4.91 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.20. Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. has a 52-week low of $39.41 and a 52-week high of $88.24.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.73. The business had revenue of $671.02 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $684.78 million. Alexandria Real Estate Equities had a negative return on equity of 5.21% and a negative net margin of 36.03%.The company's quarterly revenue was down 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.30 earnings per share. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.500 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. will post 6.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st were issued a $0.72 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.0%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities's dividend payout ratio is presently -45.93%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Mizuho cut their target price on Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $91.00 to $70.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 9th. BNP Paribas Exane cut their target price on Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $50.00 to $44.00 and set an "underperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. They set a "neutral" rating and a $60.00 target price on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald cut their price target on Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $60.00 to $43.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $57.00 to $47.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $55.08.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities 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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