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 announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, September 11th. Stockholders of record on Monday, October 1st will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share on Monday, October 15th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 28th. View Liberty Property Trust's Dividend History.

Liberty Property Trust declared that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Wednesday, October 4th 2017, which allows the company to repurchase $250,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Liberty Property Trust (NYSE:LPT) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 24th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.23. The real estate investment trust earned $193.65 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $174.65 million. Liberty Property Trust had a return on equity of 7.21% and a net margin of 46.16%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.66 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 updated its FY 2018 earnings guidance on Tuesday, October, 23rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.64-2.66 for the period. Liberty Property Trust also updated its FY18 guidance to $2.07-2.09 EPS.

6 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Liberty Property Trust's shares. Their predictions range from $41.00 to $47.00. On average, they anticipate Liberty Property Trust's share price to reach $44.20 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 6.5% 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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include First Quadrant L P CA (0.19%), Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company LTD (0.17%), Strs Ohio (0.15%), Green Street Investors LLC (0.14%), Andra AP fonden (0.13%) and Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.11%). 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, Green Street Investors LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB, Strs Ohio, Texas Permanent School Fund and Clean Yield Group. 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 First Quadrant L P CA, Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, Andra AP fonden, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Spirit of America Management Corp NY, First Hawaiian Bank and Oakbrook Investments LLC. 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 $41.52.

Liberty Property Trust has a market capitalization of $6.00 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]