Wedbush Issues Pessimistic Outlook for ARE Earnings

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) – Analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a report issued on Wednesday, January 29th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will earn $2.22 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.28. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $104.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ current full-year earnings is $9.34 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.32 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.38 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $2.42 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on ARE. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and issued a $130.00 target price on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a report on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered Alexandria Real Estate Equities from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $135.00 to $112.00 in a research note on Friday, November 15th. StockNews.com cut Alexandria Real Estate Equities from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $137.00 to $130.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $125.00 to $114.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Alexandria Real Estate Equities presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $121.30.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Stock Performance

NYSE ARE opened at $97.70 on Friday. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a 1 year low of $94.35 and a 1 year high of $130.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.28, a P/E/G ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a current ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $101.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $111.64.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) last released its earnings results on Monday, January 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.39 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $1.48. Alexandria Real Estate Equities had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 1.43%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ARE. Presima Securities ULC increased its stake in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 0.9% in the third quarter. Presima Securities ULC now owns 11,725 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,392,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Capital Square LLC boosted its holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 2.1% in the third quarter. Capital Square LLC now owns 5,811 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $690,000 after acquiring an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its position in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 5.1% during the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 2,651 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $315,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the period. Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 10,075 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,196,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. lifted its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 9.7% in the 3rd quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 1,475 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $175,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the period. 96.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Monday, December 9th that permits the company to buyback $500.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization permits the real estate investment trust to repurchase up to 2.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a $1.32 dividend. This represents a $5.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.40%. This is an increase from Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.30. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s dividend payout ratio is presently 293.33%.

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.