Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for ARE Earnings

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, June 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $2.07 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.19. The consensus estimate for Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ current full-year earnings is $9.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ Q2 2026 earnings at $2.24 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.25 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.23 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.80 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.21 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.00 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $117.00 to $95.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 20th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Alexandria Real Estate Equities from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research note on Monday, March 17th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $100.00 target price on the stock. Finally, JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and set a $130.00 price target on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Alexandria Real Estate Equities currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $116.00.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Price Performance

ARE opened at $73.82 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 0.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $72.56 and its 200 day moving average price is $87.84. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a fifty-two week low of $67.37 and a fifty-two week high of $130.14. The firm has a market cap of $12.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 97.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.35 and a beta of 1.25.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.28 by $0.02. Alexandria Real Estate Equities had a net margin of 4.62% and a return on equity of 0.64%. The company had revenue of $758.16 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $755.64 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.35 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $1.32 per share. This represents a $5.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.15%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s dividend payout ratio is currently 694.74%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Alexandria Real Estate Equities

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 218.1% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,164,554 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $113,602,000 after buying an additional 798,438 shares in the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 53.8% during the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 42,925 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $4,187,000 after acquiring an additional 15,012 shares during the period. Magnetar Financial LLC bought a new stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the fourth quarter worth approximately $968,000. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 35.0% in the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 25,980 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,534,000 after purchasing an additional 6,741 shares during the period. Finally, Hahn Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 50.4% in the fourth quarter. Hahn Capital Management LLC now owns 68,370 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $6,669,000 after purchasing an additional 22,926 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.54% of the company’s stock.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Company Profile

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc (NYSE: ARE), an S&P 500 company, is a best-in-class, mission-driven life science REIT making a positive and lasting impact on the world. As the pioneer of the life science real estate niche since our founding in 1994, Alexandria is the preeminent and longest-tenured owner, operator, and developer of collaborative life science, agtech, and advanced technology mega campuses in AAA innovation cluster locations, including Greater Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, San Diego, Seattle, Maryland, and Research Triangle.