Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. $ARE Shares Sold by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans reduced its holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) by 56.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 61,375 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 79,145 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities were worth $4,458,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ARE. Sound Income Strategies LLC purchased a new stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the second quarter valued at $25,000. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P acquired a new position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. American National Bank & Trust purchased a new stake in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the second quarter worth about $29,000. AlphaQuest LLC grew its holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 370.5% during the first quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 414 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 326 shares during the period. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new position in Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.54% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Alexandria Real Estate Equities

In other news, Director Sheila K. Mcgrath purchased 3,100 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $45.60 per share, with a total value of $141,360.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 8,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $382,675.20. The trade was a 58.58% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. 1.08% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $83.00 to $45.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Citizens Jmp downgraded shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price objective on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $52.00 to $48.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $73.00 to $67.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Alexandria Real Estate Equities currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $69.60.

Key Stores Impacting Alexandria Real Estate Equities

Here are the key news stories impacting Alexandria Real Estate Equities this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sale of a Palo Alto life‑sciences building; management says this is part of a portfolio shift that could free capital and simplify holdings — a modest liquidity/cleanup positive. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Preparing sale of the San Francisco Tennis Club (non‑core asset). This supports management’s portfolio reweighting plan but is unlikely to materially change near‑term earnings. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Deutsche Bank cut its price target sharply to $45 from $83 and kept a “hold” rating — a substantive downward revision that directly weighs on sentiment and may pressure the stock as analysts and quant models update. Article Title Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or advertised securities‑fraud class actions and are soliciting lead‑plaintiff applicants for a class covering Jan. 27–Oct. 27, 2025, with a Jan. 26, 2026 lead‑plaintiff deadline. This cluster of litigation notices (Rosen, Schall, BFA, Faruqi, ClaimsFiler, Bronstein, Glancy, and others) raises potential legal costs, settlement risk and investor uncertainty. Representative notices: Rosen Law Firm; Schall Law Firm; BFA Law; Faruqi & Faruqi; ClaimsFiler; Bronstein. Rosen Notice Schall Notice BFA Notice Faruqi Notice ClaimsFiler Notice

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Stock Performance

NYSE:ARE opened at $47.95 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.24 and a current ratio of 0.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.29 billion, a PE ratio of -19.41, a P/E/G ratio of 4.13 and a beta of 1.32. Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $44.10 and a fifty-two week high of $105.14. The company has a fifty day moving average of $56.94 and a two-hundred day moving average of $70.92.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) last announced its earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.31 by ($0.09). Alexandria Real Estate Equities had a negative net margin of 13.43% and a negative return on equity of 1.89%. The company had revenue of $751.94 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $752.90 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.37 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has set its FY 2025 guidance at 8.980-9.040 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. will post 9.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Monday, December 8th that allows the company to buyback $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the real estate investment trust to reacquire up to 6.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.72 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.0%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s dividend payout ratio is presently -213.77%.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Company Profile

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc (NYSE: ARE) is a real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, development and management of collaborative life science and technology campuses. The company’s properties are designed to support research and innovation by providing specialized laboratory, office and manufacturing space tailored to biotechnology, pharmaceutical, academic and related industries.

Since its founding in 1994, Alexandria has cultivated a diversified portfolio of campuses across leading innovation clusters in North America and Europe.