Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for ARE Earnings

Key Points

• Analysts at Zacks Research have lowered their Q4 2026 EPS estimate for Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $2.15 to $2.14, with a full-year estimate of $9.32 per share.
• Multiple research firms have downgraded their target prices for ARE, with Baird lowering it from $129 to $102, and Citigroup from $110 to $74, reflecting a bearish outlook on the stock.
• Alexandria Real Estate Equities recently declared a quarterly dividend of $1.32, resulting in an annualized yield of 6.4%, despite significant fluctuations in its share price over the past year.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 3rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $2.14 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.15. The consensus estimate for Alexandria Real Estate Equities' current full-year earnings is $9.32 per share.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on ARE. Baird R W cut their target price on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $129.00 to $102.00 in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. Mizuho cut their target price on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $121.00 to $91.00 in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their target price on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $100.00 to $98.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut 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 research report on Tuesday, May 20th. Finally, Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $110.00 to $74.00 in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $97.17.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Stock Performance

Shares of ARE stock opened at $82.91 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $78.03 and a 200-day moving average price of $80.57. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a 52 week low of $67.37 and a 52 week high of $125.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.34 billion, a PE ratio of -637.80, a P/E/G ratio of 6.85 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 21st. The real estate investment trust reported $2.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.29 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $737.28 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $748.02 million. Alexandria Real Estate Equities had a negative net margin of 0.33% and a negative return on equity of 0.05%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.36 earnings per share. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has set its FY 2025 guidance at 9.160-9.360 EPS.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be paid a $1.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $5.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.4%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities's payout ratio is presently -4,061.54%.

Institutional Trading of Alexandria Real Estate Equities

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV bought a new position in Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the 4th quarter valued at about $407,000. Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 52.5% during the 4th quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 4,901 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $478,000 after purchasing an additional 1,688 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 218.1% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,164,554 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $113,602,000 after purchasing an additional 798,438 shares during the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC bought a new position in Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the 4th quarter valued at about $50,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 35.0% during the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 25,980 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $2,534,000 after purchasing an additional 6,741 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.54% of the company's stock.

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.

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