Q1 Earnings Forecast for Regency Centers Issued By KeyCorp

Regency Centers Corporation (NASDAQ:REG) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Regency Centers in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, December 4th. KeyCorp analyst T. Thomas expects that the company will post earnings of $1.20 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp currently has a “Sector Weight” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Regency Centers’ current full-year earnings is $4.54 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Regency Centers’ Q2 2026 earnings at $1.18 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.78 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.95 EPS.

REG has been the topic of a number of other reports. Barclays upgraded Regency Centers from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $83.00 to $82.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH started coverage on shares of Regency Centers in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $76.00 price target on the stock. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on shares of Regency Centers from $76.00 to $77.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Regency Centers from $81.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Regency Centers from $74.00 to $77.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $78.63.

Regency Centers Trading Down 1.2%

Regency Centers stock opened at $69.07 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $70.87 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $71.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. Regency Centers has a 12 month low of $63.44 and a 12 month high of $78.18. The stock has a market cap of $12.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 0.93.

Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The company reported $1.15 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.15. Regency Centers had a net margin of 27.04% and a return on equity of 6.14%. The business had revenue of $387.57 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $374.83 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.07 earnings per share. Regency Centers has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.620-4.640 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Regency Centers

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Regency Centers during the second quarter worth about $1,219,335,000. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Regency Centers by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 12,403,992 shares of the company’s stock worth $912,739,000 after acquiring an additional 368,031 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Regency Centers by 3.9% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,574,170 shares of the company’s stock worth $853,711,000 after acquiring an additional 432,399 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in Regency Centers by 9.8% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,899,497 shares of the company’s stock worth $435,147,000 after acquiring an additional 525,047 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Regency Centers by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,786,646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $339,669,000 after purchasing an additional 65,719 shares in the last quarter. 96.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Regency Centers

In other news, Chairman Martin E. Stein, Jr. sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.02, for a total value of $1,050,300.00. Following the sale, the chairman owned 272,958 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,112,519.16. This represents a 5.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Regency Centers Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.755 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 15th. This is a boost from Regency Centers’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71. This represents a $3.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.4%. Regency Centers’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 129.95%.

About Regency Centers

Regency Centers is a preeminent national owner, operator, and developer of shopping centers located in suburban trade areas with compelling demographics. Our portfolio includes thriving properties merchandised with highly productive grocers, restaurants, service providers, and best-in-class retailers that connect to their neighborhoods, communities, and customers.