Wedbush Forecasts STAG Industrial FY2026 Earnings

STAG Industrial, Inc. (NYSE:STAG) – Equities researchers at Wedbush issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of STAG Industrial in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 27th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $2.62 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for STAG Industrial’s current full-year earnings is $2.47 per share.

STAG Industrial (NYSE:STAG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.43. STAG Industrial had a return on equity of 5.51% and a net margin of 24.64%.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on STAG. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on STAG Industrial from $41.00 to $38.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Barclays cut their price objective on STAG Industrial from $40.00 to $37.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Raymond James lifted their target price on STAG Industrial from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on shares of STAG Industrial from $40.00 to $38.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 27th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $40.38.

STAG Industrial Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of STAG Industrial stock opened at $36.09 on Monday. STAG Industrial has a 12-month low of $32.27 and a 12-month high of $41.63. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $34.38 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $36.62. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.70 and a beta of 1.09.

STAG Industrial Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.1242 per share. This is a boost from STAG Industrial’s previous dividend of $0.12. This represents a yield of 4.25%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. STAG Industrial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 143.27%.

Insider Buying and Selling at STAG Industrial

In other STAG Industrial news, Director Benjamin S. Butcher sold 50,000 shares of STAG Industrial stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.10, for a total value of $1,755,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 9,632 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $338,083.20. The trade was a 83.85 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On STAG Industrial

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of STAG. Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of STAG Industrial during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Coastline Trust Co purchased a new stake in STAG Industrial in the third quarter valued at $55,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in shares of STAG Industrial during the 4th quarter worth $62,000. Hilltop National Bank raised its holdings in STAG Industrial by 19.2% in the 4th quarter. Hilltop National Bank now owns 2,243 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $76,000 after buying an additional 362 shares during the period. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. lifted its position in STAG Industrial by 20.7% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 2,977 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $101,000 after buying an additional 510 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.67% of the company’s stock.

About STAG Industrial

STAG Industrial, Inc is a real estate investment company, which engages in acquiring, owning, and managing single-tenant, industrial real estate assets. It offers industrial real estate operating platform to real estate ownership. The company was founded by Benjamin S. Butcher on July 21, 2010 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.