Hsbc Holdings PLC Increases Position in Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. $ARE

Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) by 92.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,056,161 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 508,578 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities were worth $51,666,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of ARE. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. BOKF NA lifted its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 6,033.3% in the third quarter. BOKF NA now owns 368 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 362 shares in the last quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc purchased a new position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the second quarter valued at about $33,000. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 109.6% in the third quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 436 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 228 shares during the period. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the fourth quarter worth about $38,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.54% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Alexandria Real Estate Equities

In other Alexandria Real Estate Equities news, EVP Gregory Calvin Thomas purchased 3,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 30th. The shares were bought at an average price of $41.00 per share, with a total value of $143,500.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the executive vice president directly owned 33,024 shares in the company, valued at $1,353,984. This trade represents a 11.85% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Marc E. Binda sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.00, for a total transaction of $108,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 188,264 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,166,256. This trade represents a 1.05% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ARE has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $57.00 to $47.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $63.00 to $57.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $52.00 price objective on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $60.00 to $50.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “underweight” rating and set a $53.00 target price on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $51.85.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Price Performance

Shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities stock opened at $52.54 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $9.16 billion, a PE ratio of -8.38, a PEG ratio of 6.37 and a beta of 1.17. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $49.20 and a 200 day moving average of $50.31. The company has a current ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. has a 12 month low of $39.41 and a 12 month high of $88.24.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 27th. 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 $671.02 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $684.78 million. Alexandria Real Estate Equities had a negative return on equity of 5.21% and a negative net margin of 36.03%.The company’s revenue was down 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.30 EPS. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.500 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. will post 6.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be given a $0.72 dividend. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s payout ratio is currently -45.93%.

About Alexandria Real Estate Equities

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc (NYSE: ARE) is a real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, development and management of collaborative life science and technology campuses. The company’s properties are designed to support research and innovation by providing specialized laboratory, office and manufacturing space tailored to biotechnology, pharmaceutical, academic and related industries.

Since its founding in 1994, Alexandria has cultivated a diversified portfolio of campuses across leading innovation clusters in North America and Europe.