American Assets Trust (AAT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

American Assets Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates and develops a portfolio of retail, office, multifamily and mixed-use properties. Its properties include shopping centers, office buildings, apartment communities and mixed-use developments.

The company’s portfolio is concentrated in coastal markets, including Southern and Northern California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington. American Assets Trust became a publicly traded company in 2011, building on a real estate business with roots dating to 1967.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $21.27 to $21.61
• 50-Day Range: $20.47 to $22.44
• 52-Week Range: $17.72 to $25.97
• Volume: 207,989 shs
• Average Volume: 418,445 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.32 billion
• P/E Ratio: 61.39
• Dividend Yield: 6.33%
• Price Target: $21.50
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

American Assets Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

American Assets Trust scored higher than 43% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 138th out of 190 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

American Assets Trust has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for American Assets Trust is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

American Assets Trust has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.93%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for American Assets Trust are expected to grow by 2.93% in the coming year, from $2.05 to $2.11 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of American Assets Trust is 61.39, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.19.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of American Assets Trust is 61.39, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 22.32.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

American Assets Trust has a P/B Ratio of 1.27. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.71% of the float of American Assets Trust has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

American Assets Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.19, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in American Assets Trust has recently decreased by 19.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

American Assets Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.31%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

American Assets Trust has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of American Assets Trust is 388.57%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, American Assets Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 64.45% next year. This indicates that American Assets Trust will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.58

News Sentiment

American Assets Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.58. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for American Assets Trust this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, American Assets Trust insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

37.91% of the stock of American Assets Trust is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.41% of the stock of American Assets Trust is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/17 Dividend: 9/03/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/17 Dividend: 9/03/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/17/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/27/2026
• Today: 11/11/2026
• Record date for 12/17 Dividend: 12/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/17 Dividend: 12/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/17/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Diversified REITs
• Sub-Industry: Diversified REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AAT
• CIK: 1500217
• Web: www.americanassetstrust.com
• Phone: (858) 350-2600
• Fax: 858-350-2620
• Employees: 228
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for American Assets Trust: $21.50
• High Price Target: $24.00
• Low Price Target: $19.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.1%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.35
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 61.39
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.18
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $71.37 million
• Net Margins: 4.77%
• Pretax Margin: 6.25%
• Return on Equity: 1.99%
• Return on Assets: 0.73%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.64
• Current Ratio: 2.56
• Quick Ratio: 2.56

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $436.20 million
• Price / Sales: 3.02
• Cash Flow: $3.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.09
• Book Value: $16.91 per share
• Price / Book: 1.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 61,400,000
• Free Float: 38,125,000
• Market Cap: $1.32 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.96