Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. Purchases New Shares in Kilroy Realty Corporation $KRC

Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. purchased a new position in Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 14,703 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $551,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Kilroy Realty by 2.8% in the third quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 10,881 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $460,000 after buying an additional 295 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Kilroy Realty by 9.6% during the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 3,650 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $136,000 after acquiring an additional 320 shares during the period. NorthRock Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Kilroy Realty by 4.0% during the third quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 11,907 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $503,000 after acquiring an additional 460 shares during the period. State of Michigan Retirement System lifted its position in shares of Kilroy Realty by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 26,265 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $741,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Kilroy Realty by 36.2% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,888 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $65,000 after acquiring an additional 502 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.22% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kilroy Realty

In related news, Director Jolie A. Hunt sold 15,800 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.79, for a total transaction of $597,082.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 13,892 shares in the company, valued at approximately $524,978.68. This trade represents a 53.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, President Justin William Smart sold 10,848 shares of Kilroy Realty stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.71, for a total value of $419,926.08. Following the sale, the president directly owned 519,872 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,124,245.12. The trade was a 2.04% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 0.83% of the company’s stock.

Kilroy Realty Stock Performance

KRC stock opened at $36.24 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 2.65 and a current ratio of 2.65. The stock has a market cap of $4.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.52 and a beta of 1.11. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $38.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of $34.27. Kilroy Realty Corporation has a 52 week low of $27.36 and a 52 week high of $45.03.

Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.73). The company had revenue of $272.37 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $267.39 million. Kilroy Realty had a net margin of 15.47% and a return on equity of 3.04%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.13 EPS. Kilroy Realty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.490-3.630 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Kilroy Realty Corporation will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on KRC shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Kilroy Realty from $40.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Mizuho increased their target price on Kilroy Realty from $29.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Kilroy Realty from $31.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Kilroy Realty in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Kilroy Realty from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $39.13.

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.