Zacks Research Has Negative Estimate for FRT Q3 Earnings

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust in a report released on Monday, September 1st. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $1.75 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.76. The consensus estimate for Federal Realty Investment Trust’s current full-year earnings is $7.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Federal Realty Investment Trust’s FY2026 earnings at $7.37 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.69 EPS.

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.73 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $302.48 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $309.25 million. Federal Realty Investment Trust had a return on equity of 11.19% and a net margin of 28.01%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.69 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on FRT. Raymond James Financial cut their price target on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $117.00 to $110.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. Wall Street Zen raised Federal Realty Investment Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 26th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $113.00 to $116.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 27th. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $135.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $106.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 27th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $110.79.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Price Performance

Shares of FRT opened at $101.02 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $95.31 and its two-hundred day moving average is $95.90. The company has a market capitalization of $8.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.57, a P/E/G ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 2.14 and a current ratio of 2.14. Federal Realty Investment Trust has a fifty-two week low of $80.65 and a fifty-two week high of $118.34.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st will be given a dividend of $1.13 per share. This represents a $4.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, October 1st. This is a boost from Federal Realty Investment Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.10. Federal Realty Investment Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently 111.39%.

Institutional Trading of Federal Realty Investment Trust

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FRT. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its position in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 82.3% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 288 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the period. Hilltop National Bank purchased a new stake in Federal Realty Investment Trust in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Federal Realty Investment Trust in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. GKV Capital Management Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in Federal Realty Investment Trust in the first quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Spire Wealth Management raised its position in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 365.3% in the second quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 335 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.86% of the company’s stock.

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.