Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Stock Forecast, Price & News

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust's stock was trading at $25.83 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, WRE stock has decreased by 32.1% and is now trading at $17.55.
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5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Washington Real Estate Investment Trust in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE:WRE) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 28th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.44. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $72.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $73.27 million. Washington Real Estate Investment Trust had a return on equity of 3.10% and a net margin of 123.40%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.47 earnings per share.
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Washington Real Estate Investment Trust declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 28th. Investors of record on Monday, September 21st will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Monday, October 5th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 18th.
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Washington Real Estate Investment Trust updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, October, 29th. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.44 to $1.46 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.46.

5 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Washington Real Estate Investment Trust's stock. Their forecasts range from $23.00 to $26.00. On average, they expect Washington Real Estate Investment Trust's share price to reach $24.20 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 37.9% from the stock's current price.
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Washington Real Estate Investment Trust saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,160,000 shares, an increase of 14.3% from the August 31st total of 1,890,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 436,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.9 days.
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Some companies that are related to Washington Real Estate Investment Trust include Duke Realty (DRE), Vornado Realty Trust (VNO), Cousins Properties (CUZ), Spirit Realty Capital (SRC), PS Business Parks (PSB), Lexington Realty Trust (LXP), American Assets Trust (AAT), Investors Real Estate Trust (IRET), Gladstone Commercial (GOOD), One Liberty Properties (OLP), Whitestone REIT (WSR) and Gyrodyne (GYRO).
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Washington Real Estate Investment Trust trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WRE."

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include WINTON GROUP Ltd (0.12%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.12%), State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D (0.12%), Tufton Capital Management (0.08%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.08%) and Keybank National Association OH (0.05%).
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WRE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Tufton Capital Management, WINTON GROUP Ltd, Pensionfund DSM Netherlands, and State of Alaska Department of Revenue.
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WRE stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Redpoint Investment Management Pty Ltd, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Meridian Investment Counsel Inc., and Keybank National Association OH.
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Shares of WRE 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 WRE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $17.55.

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust has a market capitalization of $1.45 billion and generates $309.18 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $383.55 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.66 on an earnings per share basis. Washington Real Estate Investment Trust employs 125 workers across the globe.

The official website for Washington Real Estate Investment Trust is www.washreit.com.

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust's mailing address is 1775 EYE STREET NW SUITE 1000, WASHINGTON DC, 20006. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 202-774-3200 or via email at [email protected]