Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Federal Realty Investment Trust’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:FRT)

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Federal Realty Investment Trust in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will earn $7.15 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $7.17. The consensus estimate for Federal Realty Investment Trust’s current full-year earnings is $6.81 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Federal Realty Investment Trust’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.85 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.41 EPS.

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $1.32 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.68 by ($0.36). The company had revenue of $295.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $293.61 million. Federal Realty Investment Trust had a net margin of 24.69% and a return on equity of 10.07%. Federal Realty Investment Trust’s revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.67 earnings per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on FRT. Scotiabank raised their target price on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $112.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 26th. Compass Point boosted their target price on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $115.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 28th. Raymond James increased their price objective on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $108.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $112.00 to $121.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Federal Realty Investment Trust presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $122.85.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Trading Up 0.7 %

NYSE:FRT opened at $114.38 on Monday. Federal Realty Investment Trust has a 52 week low of $85.59 and a 52 week high of $118.34. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $113.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $105.67. The firm has a market cap of $9.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.74 and a current ratio of 1.74.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. PFG Investments LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 6,185 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $625,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 7.6% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,837 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $188,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC grew its position in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 2.8% during the second quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 5,301 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $535,000 after acquiring an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 1.1% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 21,952 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,216,000 after acquiring an additional 241 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Alaska Department of Revenue raised its stake in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 0.5% during the first quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 46,497 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,747,000 after acquiring an additional 244 shares in the last quarter. 93.86% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Donald C. Wood sold 5,937 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.47, for a total transaction of $691,482.39. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In related news, CEO Donald C. Wood sold 30,292 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.17, for a total value of $3,519,021.64. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 6,637 shares in the company, valued at $771,020.29. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Donald C. Wood sold 5,937 shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.47, for a total transaction of $691,482.39. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 1st will be issued a dividend of $1.10 per share. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 1st. This is a positive change from Federal Realty Investment Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.09. Federal Realty Investment Trust’s dividend payout ratio is 156.58%.

About Federal Realty Investment Trust

Federal Realty is a recognized leader in the ownership, operation and redevelopment of high-quality retail-based properties located primarily in major coastal markets from Washington, DC to Boston as well as San Francisco and Los Angeles. Founded in 1962, Federal Realty's mission is to deliver long-term, sustainable growth through investing in communities where retail demand exceeds supply.