Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:ARE)

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) – Equities researchers at Wedbush increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a report released on Wednesday, April 24th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson now expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $2.35 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast 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.

ARE has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research note on Tuesday, January 30th. They set a “buy” rating and a $140.00 price objective for the company. StockNews.com upgraded Alexandria Real Estate Equities from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 21st. Mizuho lifted their price objective on Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $145.00 to $154.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 3rd. Finally, JMP Securities reiterated a “market outperform” rating and set a $140.00 price objective on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research note on Wednesday, January 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $137.13.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Stock Performance

Shares of ARE stock opened at $119.65 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $123.08 and a 200 day moving average of $116.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 111.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 1.05. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a 1 year low of $90.73 and a 1 year high of $135.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.30 and a quick ratio of 0.26.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alexandria Real Estate Equities

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ARE. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the 4th quarter worth about $2,086,085,000. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 180.3% in the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 1,010,943 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $128,157,000 after buying an additional 650,248 shares during the last quarter. Aew Capital Management L P boosted its holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 881.2% in the 3rd quarter. Aew Capital Management L P now owns 347,330 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $34,768,000 after buying an additional 311,930 shares during the last quarter. Ceredex Value Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the 4th quarter worth about $36,223,000. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 87.9% in the 3rd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 597,708 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $59,831,000 after buying an additional 279,649 shares during the last quarter. 96.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Peter M. Moglia sold 3,200 shares of the firm’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 sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 249,683 shares in the company, valued at approximately $30,686,040.70. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In related news, 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 in the company, valued at approximately $51,080,658.96. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Peter M. Moglia sold 3,200 shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.90, for a total value of $393,280.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 249,683 shares in the company, valued at $30,686,040.70. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.15% of the company’s stock.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 28th were given a dividend of $1.27 per share. This represents a $5.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 27th. Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 474.77%.

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.