Wedbush Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for ARE

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) – Analysts at Wedbush cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research note issued on Friday, December 6th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson now expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $2.31 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.32. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $110.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ current full-year earnings is $9.47 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ Q3 2025 earnings at $2.36 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.40 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $9.35 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered Alexandria Real Estate Equities from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their target price for the company from $133.00 to $121.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered Alexandria Real Estate Equities from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their target price for the company from $135.00 to $112.00 in a report on Friday, November 15th. Evercore ISI cut their target price on Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $129.00 to $124.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. BMO Capital Markets upgraded Alexandria Real Estate Equities to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 25th. Finally, JMP Securities dropped their price objective on Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $140.00 to $130.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $125.82.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Price Performance

NYSE ARE opened at $104.48 on Monday. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a fifty-two week low of $102.89 and a fifty-two week high of $135.45. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $112.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $116.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 0.20 and a quick ratio of 0.20. The firm has a market cap of $18.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 63.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.89 and a beta of 1.15.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 21st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.38 by ($1.42). Alexandria Real Estate Equities had a net margin of 9.62% and a return on equity of 1.31%. The firm had revenue of $791.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $766.97 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.26 EPS. Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alexandria Real Estate Equities

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ARE. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 132.8% during the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 270 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC acquired a new stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 144.0% during the third quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 305 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. 96.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $1.32 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. This is an increase from Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.30. This represents a $5.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.05%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 317.07%.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities announced that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Monday, December 9th that authorizes the company to buyback $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the real estate investment trust to purchase up to 2.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

About Alexandria Real Estate Equities

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc (NYSE: ARE), an S&P 500 company, is a best-in-class, mission-driven life science REIT making a positive and lasting impact on the world. As the pioneer of the life science real estate niche since our founding in 1994, Alexandria is the preeminent and longest-tenured owner, operator, and developer of collaborative life science, agtech, and advanced technology mega campuses in AAA innovation cluster locations, including Greater Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, San Diego, Seattle, Maryland, and Research Triangle.