Wedbush Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for ARE

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) – Equities researchers at Wedbush lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 29th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will earn $9.25 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $9.33. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $104.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ current full-year earnings is $9.32 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ Q1 2026 earnings at $2.29 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.35 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.42 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.47 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.53 EPS.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.28 by $0.02. Alexandria Real Estate Equities had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 1.43%. The firm had revenue of $758.16 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $755.64 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.35 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 1.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a report on Monday, March 17th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $100.00 target price on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded Alexandria Real Estate Equities from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and issued a $130.00 price objective on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research note on Wednesday. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $118.60.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Price Performance

Shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities stock opened at $73.50 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $12.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.83, a PEG ratio of 3.93 and a beta of 1.24. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $88.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $98.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a 52 week low of $70.57 and a 52 week high of $130.14.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alexandria Real Estate Equities

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,605,426,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 212.9% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,265,880 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $806,337,000 after purchasing an additional 5,624,163 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,135,591 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $402,450,000 after buying an additional 96,771 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors acquired a new position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the 4th quarter worth approximately $326,959,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 67.9% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,565,406 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $250,255,000 after buying an additional 1,037,413 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.54% of the company’s stock.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a $1.32 dividend. This represents a $5.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.18%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s payout ratio is presently 293.33%.

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.