Zacks Research Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for ARE

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a report issued on Thursday, December 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will earn $2.27 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.31. The consensus estimate for Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ current full-year earnings is $9.47 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.29 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.33 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.28 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.16 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.36 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.39 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.43 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.59 EPS.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 21st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.38 by ($1.42). Alexandria Real Estate Equities had a net margin of 9.62% and a return on equity of 1.31%. The firm had revenue of $791.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $766.97 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.26 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. JMP Securities reduced their price objective on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $140.00 to $130.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $110.00 price objective (down previously from $120.00) on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a report on Friday, December 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut Alexandria Real Estate Equities from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $135.00 to $112.00 in a report on Friday, November 15th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $137.00 to $130.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Evercore ISI decreased their price target on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $129.00 to $124.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $124.82.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Trading Down 0.6 %

NYSE:ARE opened at $97.80 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 0.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a 1-year low of $96.44 and a 1-year high of $131.36. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $107.29 and a 200 day simple moving average of $114.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.87 and a beta of 1.14.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback plan on Monday, December 9th that allows the company to buyback $500.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization allows the real estate investment trust to reacquire up to 2.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be issued a $1.32 dividend. This is a positive change from Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.30. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $5.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.40%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s payout ratio is presently 321.95%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alexandria Real Estate Equities

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC grew its stake in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 11,449.8% in the 3rd quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 1,423,630 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $169,056,000 after buying an additional 1,411,304 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI grew its stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 350.0% in the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 341,357 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $40,536,000 after acquiring an additional 265,508 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates increased its holdings in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 501.1% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 290,857 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $34,539,000 after acquiring an additional 242,466 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 114.9% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 435,416 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $51,706,000 after purchasing an additional 232,817 shares during the period. Finally, KBC Group NV lifted its holdings in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 315.9% in the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 169,350 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $20,110,000 after purchasing an additional 128,634 shares in the last quarter. 96.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Company Profile

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc (NYSE: ARE), an S&P 500 company, is a best-in-class, mission-driven life science REIT making a positive and lasting impact on the world. As the pioneer of the life science real estate niche since our founding in 1994, Alexandria is the preeminent and longest-tenured owner, operator, and developer of collaborative life science, agtech, and advanced technology mega campuses in AAA innovation cluster locations, including Greater Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, San Diego, Seattle, Maryland, and Research Triangle.