Natixis Grows Stock Holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE)

Natixis lifted its holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE - Free Report) by 320.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 66,270 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 50,505 shares during the period. Natixis' holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities were worth $6,465,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Spire Wealth Management increased its holdings 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 worth $58,000 after buying an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc raised its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 129.9% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 745 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $73,000 after buying an additional 421 shares during the period. 96.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of NYSE ARE traded up $0.71 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $76.97. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,462,276 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,180,063. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $13.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.93 and a beta of 1.24. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $91.17 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $100.33. Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. has a 1 year low of $71.57 and a 1 year high of $130.14.

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

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were given a $1.32 dividend. This represents a $5.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. Alexandria Real Estate Equities's dividend payout ratio is currently 293.33%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

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.