Zacks Research Expects Weaker Earnings for Boston Properties

Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE:BXP) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Boston Properties in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the real estate investment trust will earn $1.65 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.72. The consensus estimate for Boston Properties’ current full-year earnings is $6.91 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Boston Properties’ Q2 2025 earnings at $1.70 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.76 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.78 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.90 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.80 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.35 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Boston Properties from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Mizuho reduced their price target on shares of Boston Properties from $92.00 to $86.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Wedbush downgraded shares of Boston Properties from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Scotiabank reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $85.00 price target on shares of Boston Properties in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on shares of Boston Properties from $93.00 to $84.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Boston Properties has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $82.23.

Boston Properties Stock Down 0.4 %

BXP opened at $69.58 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $73.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is $76.93. The firm has a market cap of $11.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 695.88, a PEG ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.09, a quick ratio of 5.51 and a current ratio of 5.69. Boston Properties has a twelve month low of $56.46 and a twelve month high of $90.11.

Boston Properties (NYSE:BXP) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $1.28. Boston Properties had a net margin of 0.38% and a return on equity of 3.90%.

Institutional Trading of Boston Properties

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan bought a new stake in Boston Properties during the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd increased its stake in Boston Properties by 5,025.0% during the 3rd quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd now owns 615 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 603 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new stake in Boston Properties during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $58,000. Huntington National Bank increased its stake in Boston Properties by 29.8% during the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,145 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $85,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hurley Capital LLC bought a new stake in Boston Properties during the 4th quarter worth approximately $94,000. 98.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Hilary J. Spann sold 12,379 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.02, for a total value of $891,535.58. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 7,271 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $523,657.42. This represents a 63.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.35% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Boston Properties Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $0.98 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $3.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.63%. Boston Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 3,920.39%.

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.