Zacks Research Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for SPG

Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE:SPG) – Analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Simon Property Group in a report released on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will earn $3.01 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.98. The consensus estimate for Simon Property Group’s current full-year earnings is $12.54 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Simon Property Group’s Q3 2025 earnings at $3.07 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $12.45 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.03 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.11 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.70 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on the company. StockNews.com upgraded Simon Property Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on Simon Property Group in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. They set a “hold” rating and a $195.00 price objective for the company. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Simon Property Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $179.00 to $198.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Mizuho upped their price objective on Simon Property Group from $158.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Piper Sandler upgraded Simon Property Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $175.00 to $205.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Simon Property Group has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $178.44.

Simon Property Group Stock Performance

SPG stock opened at $186.13 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.19. The firm has a market cap of $60.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.64, a P/E/G ratio of 10.10 and a beta of 1.74. Simon Property Group has a 12-month low of $139.25 and a 12-month high of $188.13. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $177.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $173.62.

Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The real estate investment trust reported $3.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.98 by $1.70. Simon Property Group had a return on equity of 74.02% and a net margin of 41.49%.

Institutional Trading of Simon Property Group

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SPG. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Simon Property Group in the fourth quarter valued at $2,059,505,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Simon Property Group by 617.5% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 3,191,296 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $539,393,000 after buying an additional 2,746,503 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Simon Property Group by 45.9% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,462,856 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $940,758,000 after buying an additional 1,718,398 shares during the period. Resolution Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Simon Property Group in the fourth quarter valued at $212,592,000. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Simon Property Group by 373.6% in the third quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 1,259,648 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $212,906,000 after buying an additional 993,694 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.01% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Simon Property Group

In other news, Director Reuben S. Leibowitz acquired 465 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 30th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $168.59 per share, for a total transaction of $78,394.35. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 55,919 shares in the company, valued at $9,427,384.21. This represents a 0.84 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 8.50% of the company’s stock.

Simon Property Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 10th will be paid a $2.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. This represents a $8.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.51%. Simon Property Group’s payout ratio is 115.70%.

Simon Property Group Company Profile

Simon Property Group, Inc (NYSE:SPG) is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). Simon Property Group, L.P., or the Operating Partnership, is our majority-owned partnership subsidiary that owns all of our real estate properties and other assets. In this package, the terms Simon, we, our, or the Company refer to Simon Property Group, Inc, the Operating Partnership, and its subsidiaries.