Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the fifteen ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have issued a hold recommendation, two have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $37.6154.

KRC has been the subject of several analyst reports. Scotiabank reduced their price target on shares of Kilroy Realty from $42.00 to $37.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Kilroy Realty from $42.00 to $34.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Kilroy Realty from $39.00 to $31.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Mizuho set a $29.00 price objective on shares of Kilroy Realty and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on shares of Kilroy Realty from $46.00 to $40.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 2nd.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kilroy Realty

In other Kilroy Realty news, insider Lauren N. Stadler sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.65, for a total value of $103,950.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 15,456 shares in the company, valued at approximately $535,550.40. The trade was a 16.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.83% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kilroy Realty

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of KRC. Westside Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Kilroy Realty by 100.0% in the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 618 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 309 shares in the last quarter. Wiser Advisor Group LLC purchased a new position in Kilroy Realty during the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in Kilroy Realty in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $40,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Kilroy Realty by 276.5% during the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 979 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 719 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. raised its stake in shares of Kilroy Realty by 128.1% during the 1st quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 1,715 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 963 shares in the last quarter. 94.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Kilroy Realty Stock Performance

Shares of KRC opened at $33.39 on Wednesday. Kilroy Realty has a 1 year low of $27.36 and a 1 year high of $45.03. The company has a market cap of $3.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.35 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 2.09 and a current ratio of 2.09. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $30.71 and a 200-day moving average of $35.15.

Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.16) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.14 by ($0.30). Kilroy Realty had a net margin of 19.59% and a return on equity of 3.89%. The firm had revenue of $270.05 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $263.08 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.02 EPS. The business’s revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. Kilroy Realty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.490-3.630 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Kilroy Realty will post 3.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Kilroy Realty Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st were paid a dividend of $0.54 per share. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.5%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 31st. Kilroy Realty’s payout ratio is currently 118.68%.

Kilroy Realty Company 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.