Ossiam Increases Stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE)

Ossiam lifted its position in Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE - Free Report) by 36.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 20,854 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 5,607 shares during the quarter. Ossiam's holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities were worth $2,034,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S purchased a new stake in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the 4th quarter worth approximately $274,000. Capital World Investors bought a new position in Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the fourth quarter worth approximately $326,959,000. Curi RMB Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Curi RMB Capital LLC now owns 19,002 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,854,000 after buying an additional 839 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its position in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 10.5% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 91,874 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $8,962,000 after acquiring an additional 8,735 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Freedom Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 22.9% in the 4th quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,836 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $569,000 after acquiring an additional 1,088 shares during the period. 96.54% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on ARE shares. JMP Securities restated 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. StockNews.com raised shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group began 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 objective on the stock. Finally, Wedbush reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $104.00 target price on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Alexandria Real Estate Equities currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $118.60.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Stock Up 0.8 %

NYSE:ARE opened at $77.76 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. has a twelve month low of $71.57 and a twelve month high of $130.14. The company has a market cap of $13.45 billion, a PE ratio of 43.20, a P/E/G ratio of 3.93 and a beta of 1.24. The company's 50 day moving average is $92.31 and its two-hundred day moving average is $100.93.

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 for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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%. Analysts anticipate that Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. will post 9.32 EPS for the current year.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a $1.32 dividend. This represents a $5.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. Alexandria Real Estate Equities's dividend payout ratio is presently 293.33%.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Company Profile

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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