Equities Analysts Set Expectations for ALEX Q1 Earnings

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE:ALEX) – Research analysts at Sidoti Csr increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Alexander & Baldwin in a report issued on Monday, March 3rd. Sidoti Csr analyst B. Mccarthy now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.28 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.27. The consensus estimate for Alexander & Baldwin’s current full-year earnings is $1.35 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Alexander & Baldwin’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.28 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.16 EPS.

Alexander & Baldwin (NYSE:ALEX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The financial services provider reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.15. Alexander & Baldwin had a return on equity of 5.93% and a net margin of 19.64%. The business had revenue of $62.45 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $49.68 million.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Alexander & Baldwin from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on shares of Alexander & Baldwin from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Finally, JMP Securities reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Alexander & Baldwin in a research note on Monday, January 6th.

Alexander & Baldwin Price Performance

NYSE ALEX opened at $17.54 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.29 and a beta of 1.29. Alexander & Baldwin has a 1 year low of $15.53 and a 1 year high of $20.30. The business’s fifty day moving average is $17.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $18.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a current ratio of 0.35.

Alexander & Baldwin Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a dividend of $0.225 per share. This is a positive change from Alexander & Baldwin’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.13%. Alexander & Baldwin’s payout ratio is currently 107.14%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in Alexander & Baldwin by 284.2% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,675 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 1,239 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its position in Alexander & Baldwin by 90.0% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 2,183 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 1,034 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its position in Alexander & Baldwin by 34.8% in the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 2,818 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 727 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. raised its position in Alexander & Baldwin by 19.9% in the third quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 3,447 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $66,000 after purchasing an additional 572 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV raised its position in Alexander & Baldwin by 53.6% in the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,835 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 1,338 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.29% of the company’s stock.

Alexander & Baldwin Company Profile

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc engages in the real estate business. It operates through the Commercial Real Estate and Land Operations segments. The Commercial Real Estate segment includes investments and acquisitions, construction and development, and in-house leasing and property management. The Land Operations segment consists of legacy landholdings, assets, and liabilities subject to the company’s simplification and monetization effort.