FineMark National Bank & Trust reduced its holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE - Free Report) by 12.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 33,820 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 4,596 shares during the quarter. FineMark National Bank & Trust's holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities were worth $3,299,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ARE. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 57.7% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 298 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the 3rd quarter worth $43,000. Spire Wealth Management raised its stake in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 72.5% in the 4th quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 595 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $58,000 after buying an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Loomis Sayles & Co. L P boosted its stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 3,129.4% during the third quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 549 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $65,000 after buying an additional 532 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.54% of the company's stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
ARE has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wedbush reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $104.00 price target on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. JMP Securities reissued a "market outperform" rating and set a $130.00 target price on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research report on Monday, March 17th. They issued a "hold" rating and a $100.00 price target on the stock. StockNews.com downgraded Alexandria Real Estate Equities from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Monday, March 17th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $125.00 to $114.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Alexandria Real Estate Equities currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $118.60.
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Alexandria Real Estate Equities Stock Down 0.1 %
NYSE:ARE traded down $0.13 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $95.58. 887,436 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,083,312. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $98.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $105.71. The firm has a market cap of $16.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.10, a P/E/G ratio of 3.93 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.21 and a current ratio of 0.21. Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. has a twelve month low of $93.25 and a twelve month high of $130.14.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Monday, December 9th that allows the company to repurchase $500.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the real estate investment trust to repurchase up to 2.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $1.32 per share. This represents a $5.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.52%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. Alexandria Real Estate Equities's dividend payout ratio is 293.33%.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Company Profile
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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.
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