Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Outlook for ARE Earnings

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a report issued on Monday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $2.30 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.29. 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’ Q4 2025 earnings at $2.38 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.29 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.61 EPS.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) last announced its earnings results on Monday, January 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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%.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target 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. Royal Bank of Canada cut 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 research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Wedbush reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $104.00 price objective on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $133.00 to $121.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $135.00 to $112.00 in a report on Friday, November 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $121.30.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Trading Up 0.3 %

ARE opened at $95.57 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.54 billion, a PE ratio of 53.09, a PEG ratio of 3.93 and a beta of 1.16. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a 1-year low of $93.25 and a 1-year high of $130.14. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $98.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $109.09.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alexandria Real Estate Equities

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Creative Planning lifted its holdings in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 14.5% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 15,415 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,830,000 after acquiring an additional 1,947 shares during the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC increased its position in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 89.8% during the 3rd quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 3,361 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $399,000 after purchasing an additional 1,590 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates boosted its holdings in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 501.1% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 290,857 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $34,539,000 after buying an additional 242,466 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 38.1% during the 3rd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,238 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $385,000 after buying an additional 893 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Community Trust & Investment Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Community Trust & Investment Co. now owns 24,499 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,909,000 after purchasing an additional 641 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.54% of the company’s stock.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Monday, December 9th that authorizes the company to buyback $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the real estate investment trust to repurchase up to 2.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $1.32 per share. This is a boost from Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.30. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $5.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.52%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s dividend payout ratio is currently 293.33%.

About Alexandria Real Estate Equities

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.