Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Takes $1.01 Million Position in Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN)

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 180,738 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $1,012,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned approximately 0.10% of Brandywine Realty Trust as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Brandywine Realty Trust by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 28,503,532 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $159,620,000 after purchasing an additional 1,459,236 shares in the last quarter. Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in Brandywine Realty Trust during the fourth quarter worth $6,848,000. Barclays PLC raised its position in shares of Brandywine Realty Trust by 91.8% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 460,039 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $2,502,000 after buying an additional 220,176 shares during the last quarter. Breakthru Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Brandywine Realty Trust during the 4th quarter worth $56,000. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in Brandywine Realty Trust by 42.7% during the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 668,148 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $3,743,000 after buying an additional 200,067 shares during the period. 87.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Brandywine Realty Trust

In related news, CEO Gerard H. Sweeney bought 61,576 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 2nd. The stock was bought at an average price of $4.07 per share, with a total value of $250,614.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,949,092 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $12,002,804.44. This represents a 2.13% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 3.30% of the company's stock.

Brandywine Realty Trust Trading Up 2.8%

Shares of BDN traded up $0.12 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $4.48. The company had a trading volume of 3,291,225 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,077,597. Brandywine Realty Trust has a fifty-two week low of $3.41 and a fifty-two week high of $6.54. The stock has a market cap of $774.82 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.93 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a current ratio of 2.26, a quick ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.12. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $4.05 and a 200-day simple moving average of $4.78.

Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15 by ($0.01). Brandywine Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 16.40% and a negative net margin of 38.46%. The firm had revenue of $114.43 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $119.45 million. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Brandywine Realty Trust will post 0.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Brandywine Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 2nd will be given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 13.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 2nd. Brandywine Realty Trust's payout ratio is currently -50.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Brandywine Realty Trust from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st.

Brandywine Realty Trust Company Profile

Brandywine Realty Trust NYSE: BDN is one of the largest, publicly traded, full-service, integrated real estate companies in the United States with a core focus in the Philadelphia and Austin markets. Organized as a real estate investment trust (REIT), we own, develop, lease and manage an urban, town center and transit-oriented portfolio comprising 160 properties and 22.6 million square feet as of September 30, 2023 which excludes assets held for sale.