Hsbc Holdings PLC Has $106.29 Million Stock Holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE)

Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE - Free Report) by 14.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,090,049 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 141,483 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC owned approximately 0.63% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities worth $106,288,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ARE. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 57.7% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 298 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the 3rd quarter worth about $43,000. Spire Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 72.5% during the 4th quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 595 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc increased its stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 129.9% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 745 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $73,000 after acquiring an additional 421 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.54% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on ARE shares. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research note on Monday, March 17th. They issued a "hold" rating and a $100.00 price objective on the stock. Wedbush restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $104.00 target price on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, JMP Securities reaffirmed a "market outperform" rating and set a $130.00 price objective on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Alexandria Real Estate Equities currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $118.60.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Trading Down 1.8 %

Shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities stock traded down $1.40 on Friday, hitting $75.86. 1,220,353 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,181,535. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $90.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $99.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.21 and a quick ratio of 0.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.12 billion, a PE ratio of 42.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.93 and a beta of 1.24. Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. has a one year low of $71.57 and a one year high of $130.14.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.39 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.91 by $1.48. Alexandria Real Estate Equities had a return on equity of 1.43% and a net margin of 10.36%. On average, research analysts expect that Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. will post 9.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a $1.32 dividend. This represents a $5.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.96%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. Alexandria Real Estate Equities's payout ratio is presently 293.33%.

About Alexandria Real Estate Equities

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc NYSE: ARE, an S&P 500 company, is a best-in-class, mission-driven life science REIT making a positive and lasting impact on the world. As the pioneer of the life science real estate niche since our founding in 1994, Alexandria is the preeminent and longest-tenured owner, operator, and developer of collaborative life science, agtech, and advanced technology mega campuses in AAA innovation cluster locations, including Greater Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, San Diego, Seattle, Maryland, and Research Triangle.