Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC lifted its holdings in Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT - Free Report) by 8.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 811,945 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 60,671 shares during the period. Federal Realty Investment Trust accounts for approximately 1.6% of Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC's holdings, making the stock its 18th biggest holding. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC owned 0.98% of Federal Realty Investment Trust worth $90,897,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in FRT. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 244.9% in the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 469 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $53,000 after acquiring an additional 333 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 25.0% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 555 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $62,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Jackson Grant Investment Advisers Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 11.5% in the 4th quarter. Jackson Grant Investment Advisers Inc. now owns 1,330 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $149,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 14.5% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,380 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $159,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.86% of the company's stock.
Federal Realty Investment Trust Stock Up 0.3 %
Federal Realty Investment Trust stock traded up $0.28 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $101.21. The company had a trading volume of 630,698 shares, compared to its average volume of 721,959. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 1.97. The firm's fifty day moving average is $106.56 and its 200-day moving average is $111.28. Federal Realty Investment Trust has a fifty-two week low of $95.97 and a fifty-two week high of $118.34.
Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.73 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.73. Federal Realty Investment Trust had a net margin of 24.38% and a return on equity of 9.89%. The company had revenue of $311.44 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $311.85 million. On average, research analysts forecast that Federal Realty Investment Trust will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current year.
Federal Realty Investment Trust Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be issued a dividend of $1.10 per share. This represents a $4.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 1st. Federal Realty Investment Trust's dividend payout ratio is currently 128.28%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
FRT has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $126.00 to $125.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $115.75 to $115.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $125.00 to $114.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday. StockNews.com raised shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Scotiabank cut their target price on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $126.00 to $117.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $121.00.
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Federal Realty Investment Trust Profile
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Federal Realty Investment Trust is an equity real estate investment trust, which engages in the provision of ownership, management, and redevelopment of retail and mixed-use properties located primarily in communities where demand exceeds supply in strategically selected metropolitan markets. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in North Bethesda, MD.
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