Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE:WRE) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 28th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.26) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.47. The real estate investment trust earned $42.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $44.44 million. Washington Real Estate Investment Trust had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.49% and a net margin of 4.25%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.36 earnings per share.

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE:WRE) pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.87%. The dividend payout ratio is 680.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, WRE will have a dividend payout ratio of 67.33% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for WRE.

7 employees have rated Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Chief Executive Officer Paul T. McDermott on Glassdoor.com. Paul T. McDermott has an approval rating of 66% among the company's employees. 68.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Washington Real Estate Investment Trust to a friend.

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