Federal Realty Investment Trust $FRT Stock Position Raised by Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc.

Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) by 42,977.6% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 21,108 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 21,059 shares during the quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc.’s holdings in Federal Realty Investment Trust were worth $2,128,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of FRT. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 21.5% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,903 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $284,000 after buying an additional 514 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 43.1% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 612,574 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $59,922,000 after buying an additional 184,557 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 12.5% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 3,205 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $310,000 after buying an additional 355 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new stake in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust during the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,895,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 18.8% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 690 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $66,000 after buying an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.86% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on FRT shares. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $113.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $115.00 to $127.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $113.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $111.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Finally, Evercore set a $110.00 target price on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust in a research note on Monday, May 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $113.13.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of NYSE:FRT opened at $115.71 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $108.34 and a 200-day moving average of $103.33. The firm has a market cap of $10.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.09, a P/E/G ratio of 4.49 and a beta of 0.92. Federal Realty Investment Trust has a twelve month low of $89.99 and a twelve month high of $117.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51.

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.86 by ($0.38). The company had revenue of $336.05 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $327.65 million. Federal Realty Investment Trust had a return on equity of 15.99% and a net margin of 38.63%.The company’s revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.73 earnings per share. Federal Realty Investment Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.420-7.520 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Federal Realty Investment Trust will post 7.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be paid a $1.13 dividend. This represents a $4.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 1st. Federal Realty Investment Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently 78.47%.

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.