Zacks Research Has Positive Forecast for FRT FY2026 Earnings

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Federal Realty Investment Trust in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $7.44 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $7.41. The consensus estimate for Federal Realty Investment Trust’s current full-year earnings is $6.79 per share.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Citigroup raised shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $120.00 to $135.00 in a report on Friday, September 13th. Compass Point raised their price target on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 10th. Scotiabank cut their price objective on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $120.00 to $119.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 11th. Piper Sandler raised their target price on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $122.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, Raymond James upped their price target on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $108.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $122.85.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust stock opened at $114.86 on Monday. Federal Realty Investment Trust has a 12-month low of $91.40 and a 12-month high of $118.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $113.27 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $109.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.39, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.24.

Institutional Trading of Federal Realty Investment Trust

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FRT. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Federal Realty Investment Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at about $202,000. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 0.4% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,956,097 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $224,565,000 after purchasing an additional 7,160 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp increased its holdings in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 1.5% in the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 9,771 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,123,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC raised its position in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 3.4% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 132,497 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $15,232,000 after purchasing an additional 4,324 shares during the period. Finally, Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 426,281 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $49,010,000 after buying an additional 3,995 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.86% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Federal Realty Investment Trust

In related news, CEO Donald C. Wood sold 5,937 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.47, for a total value of $691,482.39. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 1.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd will be issued a $1.10 dividend. This represents a $4.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.83%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 2nd. Federal Realty Investment Trust’s payout ratio is 127.91%.

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.