Yousif Capital Management LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT)

Yousif Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) by 4.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 79,189 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,613 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC owned 0.10% of Federal Realty Investment Trust worth $8,865,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,885,992 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $561,743,000 after purchasing an additional 168,885 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 8.7% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 93,306 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $10,727,000 after acquiring an additional 7,501 shares in the last quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Federal Realty Investment Trust in the third quarter worth $1,322,000. Vert Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 12.3% in the fourth quarter. Vert Asset Management LLC now owns 33,024 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $3,697,000 after acquiring an additional 3,617 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its position in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 45.3% during the 3rd quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 3,244 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $373,000 after purchasing an additional 1,012 shares during the period. 93.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on FRT shares. Scotiabank raised their target price on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $119.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $122.00 to $125.00 in a report on Friday, December 20th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $126.00 to $125.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, StockNews.com cut Federal Realty Investment Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $124.17.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Trading Up 1.7 %

Federal Realty Investment Trust stock opened at $110.00 on Thursday. Federal Realty Investment Trust has a 12 month low of $95.97 and a 12 month high of $118.34. The company has a current ratio of 1.56, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $109.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $112.11. The company has a market capitalization of $9.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.24.

About Federal Realty Investment Trust

Federal Realty Investment Trust is an equity real estate investment trust, which engages in the provision of ownership, management, and redevelopment of retail and mixed-use properties located primarily in communities where demand exceeds supply in strategically selected metropolitan markets. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in North Bethesda, MD.