Zacks Research Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for FRT

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Federal Realty Investment Trust in a research report issued on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $1.69 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.73. The consensus estimate for Federal Realty Investment Trust's current full-year earnings is $7.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Federal Realty Investment Trust's FY2027 earnings at $7.63 EPS.

FRT has been the topic of a number of other reports. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $115.75 to $115.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $125.00 to $114.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Raymond James cut their price objective on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $125.00 to $117.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. StockNews.com upgraded Federal Realty Investment Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Mizuho lowered their target price on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $119.00 to $107.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Federal Realty Investment Trust has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $121.00.

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Federal Realty Investment Trust Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of NYSE FRT traded down $1.28 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $98.45. 767,466 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 729,288. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.27. The company's 50 day moving average price is $106.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $111.15. Federal Realty Investment Trust has a 12 month low of $95.97 and a 12 month high of $118.34. The company has a current ratio of 1.97, a quick ratio of 1.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45.

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.73. The business had revenue of $311.44 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $311.85 million. Federal Realty Investment Trust had a return on equity of 9.89% and a net margin of 24.38%.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be paid a dividend of $1.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.47%. Federal Realty Investment Trust's payout ratio is 128.28%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FRT. FIL Ltd lifted its position in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 35,591 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $3,984,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares during the period. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund raised its position in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 6,554 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $734,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 25.0% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 555 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $62,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its holdings in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 4,758 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $533,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the period. Finally, Keybank National Association OH boosted its position in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 2,616 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $293,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.86% of the company's stock.

About Federal Realty Investment Trust

Federal Realty Investment Trust is an equity real estate investment trust, which engages in the provision of ownership, management, and redevelopment of retail and mixed-use properties located primarily in communities where demand exceeds supply in strategically selected metropolitan markets. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in North Bethesda, MD.