NYSE:EGPEastgroup Properties Stock Price, Forecast & News

Eastgroup Properties' stock was trading at $107.15 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, EGP shares have increased by 10.3% and is now trading at $118.1350. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Eastgroup Properties in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Eastgroup Properties.

Eastgroup Properties is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 22nd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Eastgroup Properties.

Eastgroup Properties Inc (NYSE:EGP) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.69. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $88.63 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $87.91 million. Eastgroup Properties had a return on equity of 10.83% and a net margin of 35.88%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 12.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.20 EPS. View Eastgroup Properties' earnings history.

Eastgroup Properties announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.75 per share on Wednesday, July 15th. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.54%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 29th. View Eastgroup Properties' dividend history.

Eastgroup Properties updated its FY 2020 After-Hours earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 30th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.11-5.23 for the period.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Eastgroup Properties' stock. Their forecasts range from $98.00 to $145.00. On average, they expect Eastgroup Properties' share price to reach $123.43 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Eastgroup Properties.

News coverage about EGP stock has been trending somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Eastgroup Properties earned a news sentiment score of -1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutEastgroup Properties.

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Eastgroup Properties trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "EGP."

Eastgroup Properties' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.88%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (6.06%), State Street Corp (5.67%), Invesco Ltd. (3.45%), Deutsche Bank AG (2.05%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.95%). Company insiders that own Eastgroup Properties stock include Brent Wood, David H Hoster II, H C Bailey Jr and John F Coleman. View institutional ownership trends for Eastgroup Properties.

EGP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Balyasny Asset Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC, Federated Hermes Inc., Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, and UBS Group AG. Company insiders that have sold Eastgroup Properties company stock in the last year include Brent Wood, David H Hoster II, and H C Bailey Jr. View insider buying and selling activity for Eastgroup Properties.

EGP stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AJO LP, FDx Advisors Inc., FDx Advisors Inc., Ziegler Capital Management LLC, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company , State Street Corp, Geode Capital Management LLC, and Principal Financial Group Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for Eastgroup Properties.

Shares of EGP can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of EGP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $118.14.

Eastgroup Properties has a market capitalization of $4.61 billion and generates $331.39 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $121.66 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.98 on an earnings per share basis.

The official website for Eastgroup Properties is www.eastgroup.net.

Eastgroup Properties' mailing address is 400 W PARKWAY PLACE SUITE 100, RIDGELAND MS, 39157. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 601-354-3555 or via email at [email protected]