Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. $ARE Stock Holdings Raised by B&I Capital AG

B&I Capital AG grew its stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) by 49.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 78,473 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 25,880 shares during the quarter. Alexandria Real Estate Equities makes up approximately 2.3% of B&I Capital AG’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding. B&I Capital AG’s holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities were worth $6,540,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Nan Fung Trinity HK Ltd. acquired a new stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the third quarter valued at approximately $14,664,000. National Pension Service grew its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 176.5% in the 3rd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 9,143 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $762,000 after acquiring an additional 5,836 shares in the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC acquired a new position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $605,000. Arizona State Retirement System increased its holdings in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 45,887 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $3,824,000 after acquiring an additional 355 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 111.6% during the 3rd quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC now owns 41,717 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $3,477,000 after acquiring an additional 22,000 shares in the last quarter. 96.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Alexandria Real Estate Equities

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

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple brokerages raised price targets this week, signaling analyst confidence in recovery potential — Evercore bumped its target to $67 and kept an “outperform” rating. This is being read as bullish for upside expectations. Evercore price target raise
• Positive Sentiment: Cantor Fitzgerald raised its target to $60 (neutral rating), another upward revision that supports near-term upside vs. current levels. Cantor Fitzgerald price target raise
• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies raised its price target to $57 (hold), adding incremental support to the view that downside is limited from current levels. Jefferies price target raise
• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly earnings call highlighted stronger leasing activity in places and revenue slightly ahead of expectations, which investors view as evidence leasing fundamentals may stabilize. Q4 earnings call highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Management is pursuing asset sales in the Bay Area (converting or selling life-sciences sites for housing), a move that can improve liquidity and de-lever the balance sheet but signals willingness to exit some life-sciences exposure. Bay Area site sales
• Neutral Sentiment: Company and brokers hold an average “Hold” recommendation, reflecting mixed views across the sell side — not a consensus buy but not a clear sell either. Brokerage consensus
• Negative Sentiment: Alexandria reported a roughly $1 billion loss tied to portfolio markdowns and non-cash items, and management warned of continued challenges in lab leasing — negatives that pressure near-term earnings visibility and NAV. $1B loss and lab glut
• Negative Sentiment: Plans were scrapped to convert a Fenway lab site to a different use, highlighting project-level pullbacks and execution changes amid weaker demand. Fenway conversion canceled
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage notes Alexandria underperformed peers recently, reflecting investor concern about exposure to a lab-glutted market and the company’s heavy leverage relative to peers. Underperformance vs peers

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have commented on ARE shares. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $64.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Mizuho reduced their price target on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $91.00 to $70.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Citizens Jmp lowered shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $65.00 to $63.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $47.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Alexandria Real Estate Equities presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $65.86.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Sheila K. Mcgrath acquired 3,100 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $45.60 per share, for a total transaction of $141,360.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 8,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $382,675.20. The trade was a 58.58% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 1.08% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Stock Performance

Shares of ARE stock opened at $54.66 on Friday. Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. has a 12-month low of $44.10 and a 12-month high of $105.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.23 and a quick ratio of 0.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.52 and a beta of 1.31. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $51.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $66.65.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 26th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.15 by $0.01. Alexandria Real Estate Equities had a negative return on equity of 6.82% and a negative net margin of 47.23%.The company had revenue of $754.41 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $742.64 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.39 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.250-6.550 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. will post 9.32 EPS for the current year.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st were paid a $0.72 dividend. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 31st. Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s dividend payout ratio is currently -34.12%.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Monday, December 8th that permits the company to buyback $500.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization permits the real estate investment trust to reacquire up to 6.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities 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.