Natixis Advisors LLC Increases Stock Position in Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. $ARE

Natixis Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) by 15.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 157,493 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 20,589 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities were worth $13,125,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of ARE. First Trust Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 62.1% during the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 218,733 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $18,229,000 after buying an additional 83,778 shares in the last quarter. Left Brain Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the third quarter valued at $694,000. Barclays PLC increased its stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 6.3% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 386,717 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $32,229,000 after acquiring an additional 23,086 shares during the last quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp raised its position in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 8.4% during the third quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 11,187 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $932,000 after purchasing an additional 868 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC raised its position in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 12.5% during the third quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 3,685 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $307,000 after purchasing an additional 409 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.54% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on ARE shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $60.00 target price on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Evercore lifted their price target on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $64.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $65.33.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:ARE opened at $50.23 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.70 billion, a P/E ratio of -5.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.08 and a beta of 1.31. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $54.16 and its 200-day moving average price is $61.78. The company has a current ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. has a 12-month low of $44.10 and a 12-month high of $101.21.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) last released its earnings results on Monday, January 26th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.16 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.15 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $754.41 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $742.64 million. Alexandria Real Estate Equities had a negative return on equity of 6.82% and a negative net margin of 47.23%.Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.39 EPS. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.250-6.550 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. will post 9.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be given a $0.72 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.7%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s payout ratio is presently -34.12%.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Monday, December 8th that permits the company to buyback $500.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization permits the real estate investment trust to buy up to 6.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at Alexandria Real Estate Equities

In related news, Chairman Joel S. Marcus acquired 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $53.92 per share, with a total value of $1,348,000.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chairman owned 562,724 shares in the company, valued at $30,342,078.08. This trade represents a 4.65% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.08% of the company’s stock.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Profile

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc (NYSE: ARE) is a real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, development and management of collaborative life science and technology campuses. The company’s properties are designed to support research and innovation by providing specialized laboratory, office and manufacturing space tailored to biotechnology, pharmaceutical, academic and related industries.

Since its founding in 1994, Alexandria has cultivated a diversified portfolio of campuses across leading innovation clusters in North America and Europe.