Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a note issued to investors on Saturday.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of Kilroy Realty in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Kilroy Realty from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Citigroup cut their target price on Kilroy Realty from $42.00 to $34.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Kilroy Realty from $40.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Kilroy Realty in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $40.43.

Kilroy Realty Stock Up 4.6%

Shares of KRC stock opened at $31.72 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $37.09 and its 200 day moving average price is $39.75. Kilroy Realty has a 1-year low of $27.07 and a 1-year high of $45.03. The company has a market cap of $3.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.73 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 2.56.

Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.98 by ($0.88). Kilroy Realty had a return on equity of 4.91% and a net margin of 24.82%.The business had revenue of $272.19 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $270.21 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.20 EPS. Kilroy Realty’s revenue was down 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Kilroy Realty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.250-3.450 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Kilroy Realty will post 4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Kilroy Realty

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Kilroy Realty by 16.6% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,991 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $84,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Kilroy Realty by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 10,881 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $460,000 after purchasing an additional 295 shares during the period. State of Michigan Retirement System boosted its holdings in Kilroy Realty by 1.2% during the third quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 25,865 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,093,000 after buying an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Kilroy Realty by 100.0% during the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 618 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 309 shares during the period. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC grew its position in Kilroy Realty by 9.6% during the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 3,650 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $136,000 after buying an additional 320 shares during the period. 94.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Kilroy Realty

Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust focused on the development, acquisition and management of high‐quality office and mixed‐use properties along the U.S. West Coast. The company’s portfolio encompasses major urban markets including Los Angeles, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle. Kilroy Realty targets properties in transit‐oriented submarkets, blending workplace space with retail, residential and hospitality amenities to create vibrant, walkable neighborhoods.

Founded in the mid‐20th century by members of the Kilroy family, the company evolved from a regional landlord into one of the leading West Coast office landlords.