American Assets Capital Advisers LLC raised its position in Prologis, Inc. (NYSE:PLD – Free Report) by 19.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 24,159 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 4,015 shares during the period. Prologis comprises approximately 0.9% of American Assets Capital Advisers LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th largest holding. American Assets Capital Advisers LLC’s holdings in Prologis were worth $2,554,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in PLD. Empirical Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Prologis by 339.0% in the fourth quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 68,584 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $7,249,000 after acquiring an additional 52,963 shares during the last quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. lifted its position in Prologis by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 893,009 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $94,391,000 after purchasing an additional 25,266 shares during the period. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank boosted its stake in shares of Prologis by 29.8% in the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 784,360 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $82,907,000 after purchasing an additional 179,880 shares during the last quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Prologis during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,051,000. Finally, B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG bought a new stake in shares of Prologis during the third quarter worth approximately $7,371,000. 93.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities analysts have issued reports on PLD shares. BMO Capital Markets cut shares of Prologis from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $120.00 to $104.00 in a research note on Friday, December 6th. BTIG Research decreased their price objective on Prologis from $154.00 to $134.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on Prologis from $125.00 to $128.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Scotiabank decreased their target price on Prologis from $134.00 to $133.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price target on Prologis from $121.00 to $123.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Prologis has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $128.78.
Insider Buying and Selling at Prologis
In related news, CIO Joseph Ghazal sold 10,997 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $118.74, for a total transaction of $1,305,783.78. Following the sale, the executive now owns 7,977 shares in the company, valued at approximately $947,188.98. This represents a 57.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.
Prologis Stock Up 1.5 %
NYSE:PLD opened at $111.98 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $103.79 billion, a PE ratio of 28.00, a PEG ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.09. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $116.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $117.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.75. Prologis, Inc. has a 52-week low of $100.82 and a 52-week high of $132.57.
Prologis Increases Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th will be given a $1.01 dividend. This represents a $4.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.61%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 18th. This is a positive change from Prologis’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.96. Prologis’s payout ratio is currently 101.00%.
Prologis Profile
Prologis, Inc is the global leader in logistics real estate with a focus on high-barrier, high-growth markets. At March 31, 2024, the company owned or had investments in, on a wholly owned basis or through co-investment ventures, properties and development projects expected to total approximately 1.2 billion square feet (115 million square meters) in 19 countries.
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