First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.08 EPS

First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The real estate investment trust reported $0.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.08, Zacks reports. First Industrial Realty Trust had a net margin of 44.46% and a return on equity of 10.72%. The firm had revenue of $167.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $164.01 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.62 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. First Industrial Realty Trust updated its FY24 guidance to $2.61-2.65 EPS and its FY 2024 guidance to 2.610-2.650 EPS.

First Industrial Realty Trust Stock Up 1.4 %

Shares of NYSE FR opened at $55.91 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $55.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of $51.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.16. First Industrial Realty Trust has a 1 year low of $40.44 and a 1 year high of $57.35. The firm has a market cap of $7.40 billion, a PE ratio of 25.76 and a beta of 1.08.

First Industrial Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, October 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.37 per share. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.65%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 30th. First Industrial Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 68.20%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on FR shares. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of First Industrial Realty Trust from $46.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Wolfe Research upgraded First Industrial Realty Trust from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $64.00 target price for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 13th. Barclays lifted their price target on First Industrial Realty Trust from $52.00 to $56.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Mizuho boosted their price target on First Industrial Realty Trust from $58.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, September 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on First Industrial Realty Trust from $50.00 to $61.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, First Industrial Realty Trust currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $57.92.

About First Industrial Realty Trust

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc (NYSE: FR) is a leading U.S.-only owner, operator, developer and acquirer of logistics properties. Through our fully integrated operating and investing platform, we provide high quality facilities and industry-leading customer service to multinational corporations and regional firms that are essential for their supply chains.