Hsbc Holdings PLC Boosts Stake in Kilroy Realty Corporation $KRC

Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its stake in shares of Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC) by 19.1% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 200,370 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 32,129 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Kilroy Realty were worth $7,488,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its position 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 acquiring an additional 295 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its stake in Kilroy Realty by 9.6% in the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 3,650 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $136,000 after acquiring an additional 320 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. lifted its position in Kilroy Realty by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 9,503 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $377,000 after acquiring an additional 375 shares during the period. DoubleLine ETF Adviser LP grew its stake in Kilroy Realty by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. DoubleLine ETF Adviser LP now owns 6,621 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $280,000 after purchasing an additional 381 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NorthRock Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Kilroy Realty by 4.0% in the third quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 11,907 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $503,000 after purchasing an additional 460 shares during the period. 94.22% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Kilroy Realty

In other Kilroy Realty news, President Justin William Smart sold 10,848 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.71, for a total value of $419,926.08. Following the sale, the president owned 519,872 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,124,245.12. This represents a 2.04% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Lauren N. Stadler sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.65, for a total transaction of $103,950.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 15,456 shares in the company, valued at $535,550.40. The trade was a 16.25% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 29,648 shares of company stock worth $1,120,958. 0.83% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on KRC shares. Bank of America upgraded Kilroy Realty from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $42.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. Scotiabank upped their target price on Kilroy Realty from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Kilroy Realty from $44.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 13th. Evercore raised shares of Kilroy Realty from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $42.00 price target for the company in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Kilroy Realty from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Kilroy Realty currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $37.87.

Kilroy Realty Price Performance

Shares of KRC opened at $38.28 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $36.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $33.98. The company has a market capitalization of $4.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.03 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 2.09 and a current ratio of 2.09. Kilroy Realty Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $27.36 and a fifty-two week high of $45.03.

Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.16) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by ($0.30). The company had revenue of $270.05 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $263.08 million. Kilroy Realty had a net margin of 19.59% and a return on equity of 3.89%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.02 EPS. Kilroy Realty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.490-3.630 EPS. Research analysts predict that Kilroy Realty Corporation will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Kilroy Realty Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 8th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th were given a dividend of $0.54 per share. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.6%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 30th. Kilroy Realty’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 118.68%.

Kilroy Realty Profile

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.