Research Analysts Set Expectations for ARE Q3 Earnings

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research note issued on Monday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $2.41 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.43. The consensus estimate for Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ current full-year earnings is $9.33 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ FY2027 earnings at $2.66 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on ARE. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $125.00 to $114.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered Alexandria Real Estate Equities from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $133.00 to $121.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Evercore ISI dropped their target price on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $129.00 to $124.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. JMP Securities reiterated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $130.00 price target on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered 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. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Alexandria Real Estate Equities has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $121.30.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Price Performance

Shares of ARE stock opened at $95.26 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.90 and a beta of 1.16. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a 12-month low of $93.25 and a 12-month high of $130.14. The company has a quick ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $98.29 and a 200-day moving average of $109.19.

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

Institutional Trading of Alexandria Real Estate Equities

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Creative Planning raised its holdings in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 14.5% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 15,415 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,830,000 after purchasing an additional 1,947 shares during the period. Bleakley Financial Group LLC raised its stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 89.8% in the third quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 3,361 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $399,000 after buying an additional 1,590 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates lifted its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 501.1% in 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 buying an additional 242,466 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. boosted its stake in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 85,108 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $10,106,000 after acquiring an additional 3,135 shares during the period. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 45,754 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $5,433,000 after acquiring an additional 1,206 shares during the last quarter. 96.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase 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 buy up to 2.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $1.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This is a boost from Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.30. This represents a $5.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.54%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.