Zacks Research Brokers Boost Earnings Estimates for ARE

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a report issued on Monday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $2.30 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.29. The consensus estimate for Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ current full-year earnings is $9.33 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ Q4 2025 earnings at $2.38 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.29 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.61 EPS.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) last announced its earnings results on Monday, January 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $1.48. Alexandria Real Estate Equities had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 1.43%.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on ARE. StockNews.com raised Alexandria Real Estate Equities from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Wedbush reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $104.00 target price on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $135.00 to $112.00 in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Evercore ISI dropped their price objective on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $129.00 to $124.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $133.00 to $121.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $121.30.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Price Performance

NYSE:ARE opened at $95.26 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $98.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of $109.19. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a 12 month low of $93.25 and a 12 month high of $130.14. The firm has a market cap of $16.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.90 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a current ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities declared that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Monday, December 9th that permits the company to buyback $500.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization permits the real estate investment trust to purchase up to 2.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $1.32 dividend. This represents a $5.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This is a positive change from Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.30. Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s dividend payout ratio is 293.33%.

Institutional Trading of Alexandria Real Estate Equities

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Creative Planning boosted its stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 14.5% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 15,415 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,830,000 after buying an additional 1,947 shares during the period. Bleakley Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 89.8% in the 3rd quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 3,361 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $399,000 after acquiring an additional 1,590 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates boosted its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 501.1% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 290,857 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $34,539,000 after purchasing an additional 242,466 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 38.1% in the 3rd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,238 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $385,000 after purchasing an additional 893 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Community Trust & Investment Co. raised its position in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 2.7% in the third quarter. Community Trust & Investment Co. now owns 24,499 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,909,000 after purchasing an additional 641 shares during the period. 96.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Company Profile

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.