Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of ARE Q1 Earnings

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research note issued on Wednesday, June 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will earn $2.07 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.19. The consensus estimate for Alexandria Real Estate Equities' current full-year earnings is $9.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Alexandria Real Estate Equities' Q2 2026 earnings at $2.24 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.25 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.23 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.80 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.21 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.00 EPS.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.28 by $0.02. Alexandria Real Estate Equities had a net margin of 4.62% and a return on equity of 0.64%. The company had revenue of $758.16 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $755.64 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.35 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 1.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a report on Monday, March 17th. They issued a "hold" rating and a $100.00 target price for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $117.00 to $95.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 20th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, JMP Securities reiterated a "market outperform" rating and issued a $130.00 target price on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $116.00.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ARE traded down $0.92 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $73.29. 2,405,942 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,363,797. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a 52 week low of $67.37 and a 52 week high of $130.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a current ratio of 0.22. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $72.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $87.18. The company has a market cap of $12.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 96.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.18 and a beta of 1.25.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be given a $1.32 dividend. This represents a $5.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. Alexandria Real Estate Equities's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 694.74%.

Institutional Trading of Alexandria Real Estate Equities

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ARE. Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 57.7% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 298 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC lifted its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 514.3% in the fourth quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 301 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares in the last quarter. Tsfg LLC bought a new position in Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the first quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Avalon Trust Co bought a new position in Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the first quarter valued at approximately $32,000. 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, 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.