Douglas Emmett (NYSE:DEI) Sets New 52-Week Low – Should You Sell?

Douglas Emmett, Inc. (NYSE:DEI)’s stock price reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $9.23 and last traded at $9.2450, with a volume of 135799 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $9.45.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on DEI. Evercore set a $12.00 price target on Douglas Emmett in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Douglas Emmett from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on shares of Douglas Emmett from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Citigroup lowered their target price 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. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating and set a $11.00 target price on shares of Douglas Emmett in a research report on Monday, January 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $12.94.

Douglas Emmett Stock Down 2.8%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60, a current ratio of 3.33 and a quick ratio of 3.33. The company has a market capitalization of $1.54 billion, a PE ratio of 102.07, a P/E/G ratio of 4.12 and a beta of 1.12. The business has a 50-day moving average of $10.15 and a 200 day moving average of $11.95.

Douglas Emmett (NYSE:DEI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.35. Douglas Emmett had a return on equity of 0.46% and a net margin of 1.62%.The business had revenue of $249.43 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $252.91 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.38 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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 research analysts predict that Douglas Emmett, Inc. will post 1.45 earnings per share for the current year.

Douglas Emmett Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be issued 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 dividend yield of 8.3%. Douglas Emmett’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 844.44%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Douglas Emmett

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in shares of Douglas Emmett by 43.4% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 29,746 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $476,000 after buying an additional 9,007 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Douglas Emmett by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 96,105 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,538,000 after buying an additional 4,186 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in shares of Douglas Emmett by 8.4% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 24,086 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $385,000 after buying an additional 1,864 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Douglas Emmett by 33.4% during the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 83,994 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,344,000 after buying an additional 21,035 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning lifted its holdings in shares of Douglas Emmett by 6.7% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 21,024 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $316,000 after acquiring an additional 1,317 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.37% of the company’s stock.

About Douglas Emmett

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.