Wedbush Comments on Douglas Emmett FY2026 Earnings

Douglas Emmett, Inc. (NYSE:DEI - Free Report) - Research analysts at Wedbush issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Douglas Emmett in a research note issued to investors on Monday, February 10th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $1.53 per share for the year. Wedbush has a "Outperform" rating and a $21.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Douglas Emmett's current full-year earnings is $1.44 per share.

DEI has been the subject of a number of other reports. StockNews.com lowered Douglas Emmett from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Douglas Emmett from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. Piper Sandler raised Douglas Emmett from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $20.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, January 13th. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on Douglas Emmett from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Scotiabank raised Douglas Emmett from a "sector perform" rating to a "sector outperform" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $16.00 to $21.00 in a report on Thursday, November 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $18.75.

Douglas Emmett Stock Down 0.7 %

DEI traded down $0.13 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $16.99. 1,806,058 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,051,030. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50, a quick ratio of 4.09 and a current ratio of 4.32. The company's fifty day moving average price is $18.13 and its 200 day moving average price is $17.55. The company has a market cap of $2.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 130.73 and a beta of 1.11. Douglas Emmett has a one year low of $12.50 and a one year high of $20.50.

Douglas Emmett (NYSE:DEI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.38 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.06) by $0.44. Douglas Emmett had a return on equity of 0.63% and a net margin of 2.38%.

Douglas Emmett Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.47%. Douglas Emmett's payout ratio is 584.66%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Douglas Emmett

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of DEI. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Douglas Emmett by 3.9% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 36,432 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $479,000 after purchasing an additional 1,377 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Douglas Emmett by 44.6% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,811 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $67,000 after acquiring an additional 1,175 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB lifted its position in shares of Douglas Emmett by 23.0% during the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 45,255 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $795,000 after acquiring an additional 8,468 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of Douglas Emmett by 1,081.5% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,710 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $65,000 after acquiring an additional 3,396 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Douglas Emmett by 62.0% during the third quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,856 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 1,476 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.37% of the company's stock.

Douglas Emmett Company Profile

Douglas Emmett, Inc (DEI) is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT), and one of the largest owners and operators of high-quality office and multifamily properties located in the premier coastal submarkets of Los Angeles and Honolulu. Douglas Emmett focuses on owning and acquiring a substantial share of top-tier office properties and premier multifamily communities in neighborhoods that possess significant supply constraints, high-end executive housing and key lifestyle amenities.