WINTON GROUP Ltd Sells 67,913 Shares of Kilroy Realty Co. (NYSE:KRC)

WINTON GROUP Ltd lessened its position in shares of Kilroy Realty Co. (NYSE:KRC - Free Report) by 51.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 64,516 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 67,913 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd owned about 0.05% of Kilroy Realty worth $2,011,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Kilroy Realty during the 1st quarter worth about $26,000. Wiser Advisor Group LLC increased its holdings in Kilroy Realty by 67.5% during the 1st quarter. Wiser Advisor Group LLC now owns 757 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 305 shares in the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. bought a new position in Kilroy Realty during the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in Kilroy Realty by 1,322.9% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,366 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 1,270 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc increased its holdings in Kilroy Realty by 2,510.7% during the 2nd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,462 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 1,406 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.22% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective on Kilroy Realty from $40.00 to $34.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 30th. KeyCorp decreased their price objective on Kilroy Realty from $45.00 to $42.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 2nd. Scotiabank decreased their price objective on Kilroy Realty from $41.00 to $38.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on Kilroy Realty from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Kilroy Realty from $39.00 to $38.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, September 11th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $38.40.

Kilroy Realty Stock Performance

NYSE:KRC traded up $1.37 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $37.96. 1,007,279 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,018,394. Kilroy Realty Co. has a one year low of $26.78 and a one year high of $43.37. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $34.79 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $34.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.46 billion, a PE ratio of 21.82 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 3.61 and a current ratio of 3.61.

Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.08 by ($0.67). The company had revenue of $280.73 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $276.81 million. Kilroy Realty had a net margin of 17.91% and a return on equity of 3.52%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.19 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that Kilroy Realty Co. will post 4.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Kilroy Realty

Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC, the company, Kilroy) is a leading U.S. landlord and developer, with operations in San Diego, Greater Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, Greater Seattle and Austin. The company has earned global recognition for sustainability, building operations, innovation and design.