SG Americas Securities LLC Increases Stake in Kilroy Realty Corporation $KRC

SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC) by 1,432.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 187,300 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 175,081 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC owned 0.16% of Kilroy Realty worth $6,999,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Caprock Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kilroy Realty in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,741,000. Nan Fung Trinity HK Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Kilroy Realty during the third quarter valued at approximately $3,270,000. Allianz Asset Management GmbH increased its holdings in Kilroy Realty by 134.3% during the third quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 141,806 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $5,991,000 after buying an additional 81,292 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. increased its holdings in Kilroy Realty by 6.4% during the third quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,494,985 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $63,163,000 after buying an additional 89,307 shares during the period. Finally, Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Kilroy Realty by 521.6% in the third quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 41,581 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,757,000 after buying an additional 34,892 shares in the last quarter. 94.22% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Kilroy Realty in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Barclays reduced their price target on Kilroy Realty from $39.00 to $31.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Kilroy Realty in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Kilroy Realty from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their target price on shares of Kilroy Realty from $42.00 to $34.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $38.77.

Kilroy Realty Stock Performance

Shares of KRC stock opened at $28.19 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $31.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $37.54. The company has a market cap of $3.34 billion, a PE ratio of 12.20 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a current ratio of 2.13, a quick ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. Kilroy Realty Corporation has a 12-month low of $27.07 and a 12-month high of $45.03.

Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by ($0.88). Kilroy Realty had a return on equity of 4.91% and a net margin of 24.82%.The business had revenue of $272.19 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $270.21 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.20 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Kilroy Realty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.250-3.450 EPS. Analysts expect that Kilroy Realty Corporation will post 4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kilroy Realty Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be issued a $0.54 dividend. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. Kilroy Realty’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 93.51%.

About Kilroy Realty

Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust focused on the development, acquisition and management of high‐quality office and mixed‐use properties along the U.S. West Coast. The company’s portfolio encompasses major urban markets including Los Angeles, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle. Kilroy Realty targets properties in transit‐oriented submarkets, blending workplace space with retail, residential and hospitality amenities to create vibrant, walkable neighborhoods.

Founded in the mid‐20th century by members of the Kilroy family, the company evolved from a regional landlord into one of the leading West Coast office landlords.