Zacks Research Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for BXP

Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE:BXP) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Boston Properties in a research note issued on Wednesday, January 8th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will earn $1.80 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.81. The consensus estimate for Boston Properties’ current full-year earnings is $7.10 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Boston Properties’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.80 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.07 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.77 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.93 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.39 EPS.

Boston Properties (NYSE:BXP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.81 by ($1.28). Boston Properties had a return on equity of 4.40% and a net margin of 10.75%. The firm had revenue of $859.23 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $829.91 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.86 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group increased their price target on Boston Properties from $64.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Boston Properties from $77.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, September 16th. Wedbush upgraded shares of Boston Properties from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Piper Sandler upgraded Boston Properties from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $78.00 to $105.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on shares of Boston Properties from $88.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Boston Properties has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $82.00.

Boston Properties Stock Down 2.5 %

BXP opened at $68.18 on Friday. Boston Properties has a 1 year low of $56.46 and a 1 year high of $90.11. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $78.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $75.62. The company has a market cap of $10.78 billion, a PE ratio of 29.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 5.51 and a current ratio of 5.51.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Boston Properties

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Earnest Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Boston Properties by 25.9% during the 2nd quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 2,637,235 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $162,348,000 after purchasing an additional 542,610 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in Boston Properties by 6.7% during the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 1,923,225 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $118,394,000 after buying an additional 120,650 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. grew its position in Boston Properties by 32.9% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 1,503,687 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $92,567,000 after buying an additional 371,946 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its holdings in shares of Boston Properties by 30.4% in the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 394,467 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $24,216,000 after buying an additional 91,954 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Boston Properties by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 376,155 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $23,156,000 after acquiring an additional 16,469 shares in the last quarter. 98.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Boston Properties Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.98 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $3.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.75%. Boston Properties’s payout ratio is 169.70%.

Boston Properties Company Profile

Boston Properties, Inc (NYSE: BXP) (BXP or the Company) is the largest publicly traded developer, owner, and manager of premier workplaces in the United States, concentrated in six dynamic gateway markets – Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC. BXP has delivered places that power progress for our clients and communities for more than 50 years.