What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for ARE Q2 Earnings?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) – Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research note issued on Thursday, April 2nd. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $1.62 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.63. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ current full-year earnings is $9.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ Q4 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $1.59 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $6.11 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on ARE. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $60.00 target price on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. BMO Capital Markets reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $52.00 target price (down from $65.00) on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $63.00 to $57.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $47.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $64.47.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Price Performance

Shares of ARE opened at $43.16 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $51.52 and its 200-day moving average is $57.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.23 and a quick ratio of 0.23. The company has a market capitalization of $7.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.11, a P/E/G ratio of 5.23 and a beta of 1.33. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a fifty-two week low of $41.44 and a fifty-two week high of $91.47.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 26th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $754.41 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $742.64 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.39 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be issued a $0.72 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.7%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s dividend payout ratio is currently -34.12%.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program 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 repurchase up to 6.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Transactions at Alexandria Real Estate Equities

In other Alexandria Real Estate Equities news, Chairman Joel S. Marcus bought 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $53.92 per share, with a total value of $1,348,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman directly owned 562,724 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $30,342,078.08. This represents a 4.65% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.08% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Alexandria Real Estate Equities

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P acquired a new stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Avalon Trust Co acquired a new position in Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 5,916.7% in the third quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 361 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 355 shares during the period. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, BOKF NA lifted its stake in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 6,033.3% in the third quarter. BOKF NA now owns 368 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 362 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.54% of the company’s stock.

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.