NYSE:LPT - Liberty Property Trust Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Liberty Property Trust trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "LPT."

Liberty Property Trust declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, September 11th. Investors of record on Monday, October 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share on Monday, October 15th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.92%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 28th. View Liberty Property Trust's Dividend History.

Liberty Property Trust announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Wednesday, October 4th 2017, which allows the company to buyback $250,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Liberty Property Trust (NYSE:LPT) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 24th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.04. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $176.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $166.69 million. Liberty Property Trust had a return on equity of 7.21% and a net margin of 46.16%. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.65 earnings per share. View Liberty Property Trust's Earnings History.

Liberty Property Trust is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 23rd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Liberty Property Trust.

Liberty Property Trust will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, October 23rd at 9:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8552777530.

Liberty Property Trust issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Tuesday, July, 24th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.58-2.65 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.60.

6 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Liberty Property Trust's stock. Their forecasts range from $41.00 to $47.00. On average, they expect Liberty Property Trust's share price to reach $44.20 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 8.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Liberty Property Trust.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Liberty Property Trust in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Liberty Property Trust.

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Liberty Property Trust's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company LTD (0.17%), Andra AP fonden (0.13%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.11%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.04%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%) and Aperio Group LLC (0.04%). Company insiders that own Liberty Property Trust stock include David L Lingerfelt, Frederick F Buchholz, Fredric J Tomczyk and M Leanne Lachman. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Liberty Property Trust.

LPT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company LTD, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co.. Company insiders that have sold Liberty Property Trust company stock in the last year include David L Lingerfelt, Frederick F Buchholz and M Leanne Lachman. View Insider Buying and Selling for Liberty Property Trust.

LPT stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, Andra AP fonden, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Spirit of America Management Corp NY, First Hawaiian Bank, Aperio Group LLC and DNB Asset Management AS. View Insider Buying and Selling for Liberty Property Trust.

Shares of LPT 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of LPT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $40.78.

Liberty Property Trust has a market capitalization of $6.25 billion and generates $719.78 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $282.34 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.59 on an earnings per share basis. Liberty Property Trust employs 295 workers across the globe.

The official website for Liberty Property Trust is http://www.libertyproperty.com.

Liberty Property Trust's mailing address is 650 EAST SWEDESFORD ROAD, WAYNE PA, 19087. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 610-648-1700 or via email at [email protected]