35,278 Shares in Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) Acquired by Quantbot Technologies LP

Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 35,278 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $198,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in BDN. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in Brandywine Realty Trust by 222.4% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 179,554 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,072,000 after buying an additional 123,856 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Brandywine Realty Trust by 2.2% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,272,055 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $55,880,000 after acquiring an additional 218,444 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Brandywine Realty Trust by 91.8% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 460,039 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,502,000 after purchasing an additional 220,176 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of Brandywine Realty Trust by 42.7% in the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 668,148 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $3,743,000 after purchasing an additional 200,067 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Yeomans Consulting Group Inc. purchased a new position in Brandywine Realty Trust during the 4th quarter valued at about $16,617,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.27% of the company’s stock.

Brandywine Realty Trust Trading Down 1.4 %

Shares of BDN opened at $4.45 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $4.90 and its 200-day moving average price is $5.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $769.30 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.90 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a current ratio of 2.26, a quick ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.12. Brandywine Realty Trust has a 1-year low of $4.17 and a 1-year high of $6.54.

Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.16. Brandywine Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 16.40% and a negative net margin of 38.46%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Brandywine Realty Trust will post 0.66 EPS for the current year.

Brandywine Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 3rd will be issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 3rd. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 13.50%. Brandywine Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -52.63%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on BDN. Evercore ISI dropped their price objective on Brandywine Realty Trust from $6.00 to $5.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. StockNews.com downgraded Brandywine Realty Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th.

About Brandywine Realty Trust

Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN) is one of the largest, publicly traded, full-service, integrated real estate companies in the United States with a core focus in the Philadelphia and Austin markets. Organized as a real estate investment trust (REIT), we own, develop, lease and manage an urban, town center and transit-oriented portfolio comprising 160 properties and 22.6 million square feet as of September 30, 2023 which excludes assets held for sale.