Barclays Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) Stock Price

Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) had its price objective lowered by analysts at Barclays from $39.00 to $31.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “equal weight” rating on the real estate investment trust’s stock. Barclays‘s target price points to a potential upside of 3.99% from the company’s current price.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $35.00 price objective on shares of Kilroy Realty in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Evercore dropped their target price on Kilroy Realty from $47.00 to $46.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Citigroup reduced their target price on Kilroy Realty from $42.00 to $34.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Scotiabank lowered their price target on Kilroy Realty from $47.00 to $42.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Mizuho set a $29.00 price target on Kilroy Realty and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Kilroy Realty has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $39.29.

Kilroy Realty Price Performance

NYSE:KRC opened at $29.81 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $35.45 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $39.35. Kilroy Realty has a 52 week low of $27.07 and a 52 week high of $45.03. The stock has a market cap of $3.53 billion, a PE ratio of 12.91 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a quick ratio of 2.13, a current ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81.

Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by ($0.88). The business had revenue of $272.19 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $270.21 million. Kilroy Realty had a return on equity of 4.91% and a net margin of 24.82%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.20 earnings per share. Kilroy Realty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.250-3.450 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Kilroy Realty will post 4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Kilroy Realty

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Kilroy Realty during the 4th quarter valued at about $340,131,000. M&T Bank Corp raised its holdings in shares of Kilroy Realty by 34,820.2% in the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 2,756,598 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $103,014,000 after purchasing an additional 2,748,704 shares in the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its position in Kilroy Realty by 168.6% in the 2nd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 3,562,992 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $122,246,000 after purchasing an additional 2,236,539 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in shares of Kilroy Realty by 231.5% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,643,973 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $98,805,000 after purchasing an additional 1,846,325 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP purchased a new stake in Kilroy Realty during the third quarter worth about $58,948,000. 94.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.