Federal Realty Investment Trust to Post FY2025 Earnings of $7.15 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NYSE:FRT)

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will earn $7.15 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $7.17. The consensus estimate for Federal Realty Investment Trust’s current full-year earnings is $6.81 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Federal Realty Investment Trust’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.85 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.41 EPS.

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $1.32 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.68 by ($0.36). The firm had revenue of $295.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $293.61 million. Federal Realty Investment Trust had a return on equity of 10.07% and a net margin of 24.69%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.67 earnings per share.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $112.00 to $121.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, August 8th. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $122.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $120.00 to $123.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, September 16th. Raymond James increased their price target on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $108.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 16th. Finally, Scotiabank raised their price objective on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $112.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 26th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Federal Realty Investment Trust presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $122.85.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Trading Up 0.7 %

FRT opened at $114.38 on Monday. Federal Realty Investment Trust has a one year low of $85.59 and a one year high of $118.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.74. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $113.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $105.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.70, a PEG ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.24.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st will be given a $1.10 dividend. This is a boost from Federal Realty Investment Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.09. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 1st. Federal Realty Investment Trust’s payout ratio is currently 156.58%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Federal Realty Investment Trust news, CEO Donald C. Wood sold 5,937 shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust stock in a transaction on Monday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.47, for a total transaction of $691,482.39. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other news, CEO Donald C. Wood sold 30,292 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.17, for a total transaction of $3,519,021.64. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 6,637 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $771,020.29. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Donald C. Wood sold 5,937 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.47, for a total transaction of $691,482.39. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FRT. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 1.5% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,731,109 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,300,101,000 after purchasing an additional 193,740 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its stake in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 4.7% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 1,994,209 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $201,355,000 after buying an additional 90,395 shares during the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 1,732,026 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $174,883,000 after buying an additional 36,880 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 0.8% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,138,967 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $115,000,000 after acquiring an additional 8,933 shares during the period. Finally, Westwood Holdings Group Inc. increased its position in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 571.1% during the second quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 642,446 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $64,868,000 after acquiring an additional 546,711 shares during the last quarter. 93.86% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Company Profile

Federal Realty is a recognized leader in the ownership, operation and redevelopment of high-quality retail-based properties located primarily in major coastal markets from Washington, DC to Boston as well as San Francisco and Los Angeles. Founded in 1962, Federal Realty's mission is to deliver long-term, sustainable growth through investing in communities where retail demand exceeds supply.