Douglas Emmett, Inc. (NYSE:DEI) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Douglas Emmett, Inc. (NYSE:DEI) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the ten analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have issued a hold recommendation and one has given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $12.9375.

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on DEI. UBS Group lowered Douglas Emmett to a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on Douglas Emmett from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Douglas Emmett from $12.00 to $10.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Douglas Emmett from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Scotiabank lowered their target price on shares of Douglas Emmett from $12.50 to $11.50 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 2nd.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Douglas Emmett

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in shares of Douglas Emmett by 18.8% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 5,684,450 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $88,507,000 after purchasing an additional 899,233 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Douglas Emmett by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,718,393 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $26,755,000 after buying an additional 135,622 shares during the last quarter. Capital Fund Management S.A. purchased a new position in Douglas Emmett during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,987,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its position in Douglas Emmett by 93.6% during the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,311,991 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $34,772,000 after buying an additional 1,117,668 shares during the period. Finally, Nebula Research & Development LLC increased its position in Douglas Emmett by 368.3% during the second quarter. Nebula Research & Development LLC now owns 199,291 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,997,000 after buying an additional 156,738 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.37% of the company’s stock.

Douglas Emmett Price Performance

Shares of DEI opened at $9.19 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 102.07, a PEG ratio of 4.24 and a beta of 1.12. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $10.15 and its 200-day simple moving average is $11.98. Douglas Emmett has a twelve month low of $9.12 and a twelve month high of $16.99. The company has a current ratio of 3.33, a quick ratio of 3.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60.

Douglas Emmett (NYSE:DEI) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35. Douglas Emmett had a net margin of 1.62% and a return on equity of 0.46%. The firm had revenue of $249.43 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $252.91 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.38 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 1.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Douglas Emmett has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.390-1.450 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Douglas Emmett will post 1.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Douglas Emmett Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be given a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.3%. Douglas Emmett’s payout ratio is 844.44%.

Douglas Emmett Company Profile

Douglas Emmett, Inc is a publicly traded real estate investment trust headquartered in Santa Monica, California. The company specializes in the ownership, management and development of high‐quality office and multifamily properties, primarily concentrated in the coastal regions of Los Angeles County and the Greater Honolulu area. As a vertically integrated real estate platform, Douglas Emmett controls all aspects of property operations, leasing, capital improvements and tenant relations, positioning it to deliver stable, long‐term cash flows.

The company’s office portfolio consists predominantly of Class A buildings located in prime business districts, featuring modern amenities, campus-like settings and environmentally conscious design elements.