Piper Sandler Issues Positive Forecast for Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) Stock Price

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) had its price target lifted by Piper Sandler from $115.00 to $127.00 in a research report report published on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage currently has an overweight rating on the real estate investment trust’s stock.

FRT has been the topic of several other research reports. Scotiabank dropped their price target on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $114.00 to $113.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Truist Financial raised their target price on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $105.00 to $109.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. UBS Group set a $113.00 price target on Federal Realty Investment Trust in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Federal Realty Investment Trust from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the company from $107.00 to $114.00 in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Federal Realty Investment Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, December 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $111.00.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Stock Performance

Federal Realty Investment Trust stock opened at $106.34 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $102.14 and its 200 day moving average price is $99.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.17 billion, a PE ratio of 22.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.51 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a current ratio of 1.67. Federal Realty Investment Trust has a one year low of $80.65 and a one year high of $108.54.

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.86 by ($0.38). The firm had revenue of $336.05 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $327.65 million. Federal Realty Investment Trust had a net margin of 32.14% and a return on equity of 13.10%. The firm’s revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.73 EPS. Federal Realty Investment Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.420-7.520 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Federal Realty Investment Trust will post 7.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be paid a dividend of $1.13 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $4.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.3%. Federal Realty Investment Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently 96.79%.

Institutional Trading of Federal Realty Investment Trust

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 21.5% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,903 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $284,000 after buying an additional 514 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 43.1% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 612,574 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $59,922,000 after acquiring an additional 184,557 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 12.5% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 3,205 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $310,000 after acquiring an additional 355 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its stake in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 73.4% in the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 768 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $73,000 after acquiring an additional 325 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC boosted its stake in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 32.6% in the second quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 6,311 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $600,000 after acquiring an additional 1,553 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.86% of the company’s stock.

About Federal Realty Investment Trust

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) is a real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, management, and redevelopment of high-quality retail, restaurant, and mixed-use properties. With a strategic focus on open-air shopping centers and lifestyle-oriented urban destinations, the company partners with leading national and regional retailers to curate environments that blend shopping, dining, entertainment, office, and residential uses. Its asset management capabilities extend from initial site selection and development through ongoing property operations and tenant relations.

Federal Realty’s portfolio comprises approximately 100 properties totaling more than 25 million square feet of gross leasable area.