Wedbush Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE)

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) – Stock analysts at Wedbush boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 24th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $2.35 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.34. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $140.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ current full-year earnings is $9.46 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.42 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $2.57 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and issued a $140.00 target price on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research report on Wednesday, January 31st. StockNews.com upgraded Alexandria Real Estate Equities from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 21st. Evercore ISI reduced their price target on Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $137.00 to $132.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research report on Tuesday, January 30th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $140.00 price target for the company. Finally, Mizuho lifted their price target on Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $145.00 to $154.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $136.75.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Stock Performance

NYSE:ARE opened at $116.23 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.30 and a quick ratio of 0.26. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $122.98 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $117.10. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a 1 year low of $90.73 and a 1 year high of $135.45. The company has a market capitalization of $20.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 108.63, a P/E/G ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 1.05.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 30th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.54) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.29 by ($2.83). Alexandria Real Estate Equities had a return on equity of 0.87% and a net margin of 6.65%. The business had revenue of $757.22 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $740.16 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.14 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 13.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 28th were given a dividend of $1.27 per share. This represents a $5.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.37%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 27th. Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s payout ratio is 474.77%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Peter M. Moglia sold 3,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.90, for a total transaction of $393,280.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 249,683 shares in the company, valued at $30,686,040.70. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. In related news, CEO Peter M. Moglia sold 3,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.90, for a total transaction of $393,280.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 249,683 shares in the company, valued at $30,686,040.70. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Chairman Joel S. Marcus sold 7,500 shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $118.92, for a total value of $891,900.00. Following the sale, the chairman now directly owns 429,538 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $51,080,658.96. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.15% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alexandria Real Estate Equities

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Oakworth Capital Inc. bought a new stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC bought a new stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 340.9% during the fourth quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 194 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its stake in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 61.7% in the 3rd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 291 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 275.8% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 233 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 171 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.54% of the company’s stock.

About Alexandria Real Estate Equities

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.