Regency Centers Corporation $REG Shares Purchased by Engineers Gate Manager LP

Engineers Gate Manager LP raised its stake in Regency Centers Corporation (NASDAQ:REG) by 1,368.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 56,594 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 52,740 shares during the quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP’s holdings in Regency Centers were worth $4,513,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in Regency Centers by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 311,562 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,507,000 after buying an additional 10,745 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc increased its position in Regency Centers by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,705,024 shares of the company’s stock valued at $117,698,000 after acquiring an additional 46,438 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Regency Centers during the 4th quarter valued at $1,183,667,000. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Regency Centers by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,915,089 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,110,000 after acquiring an additional 67,739 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in Regency Centers by 75.3% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,806,165 shares of the company’s stock worth $124,680,000 after acquiring an additional 775,609 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.07% of the company’s stock.

More Regency Centers News

Here are the key news stories impacting Regency Centers this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Regency Centers and EVgo plan to install more than 400 fast-charging stalls at Regency’s U.S. retail centers. The initiative could improve property amenities, increase customer traffic and create additional long-term value from the company’s grocery-anchored portfolio. REG and EVgo Expand EV Fast-Charging Network
• Positive Sentiment: Recent analyst commentary remains constructive, highlighting a 97% leased rate, strong tenant retention, double-digit cash rent spreads, a roughly $680 million development pipeline and an A-rated balance sheet. Analysts also point to an approximately 4% dividend yield and valuation below Regency’s historical average. Regency Centers Buy High Quality at a Discount
• Positive Sentiment: Another analysis cited strong second-quarter results, including $1.21 in FFO per share, 3.8% same-property NOI growth and improved occupancy, while noting that management raised full-year guidance. Regency Centers Grocery-Anchored REIT Valuation
• Neutral Sentiment: Regency released an updated investor presentation and plans to present at the BofA Securities Global Real Estate Conference on September 15. These events may provide additional guidance, but no new material financial information was disclosed in the announcements. Regency Centers BofA Conference Presentation
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data showed zero shares sold short both periods, indicating no meaningful short-selling signal; the reported increase appears to be a data error.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently issued reports on REG. Weiss Ratings cut Regency Centers from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH lifted their price objective on shares of Regency Centers from $83.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Evercore set a $83.00 price objective on shares of Regency Centers in a report on Thursday, July 30th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Regency Centers from $81.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Regency Centers to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $83.82.

Regency Centers Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of REG stock opened at $74.62 on Friday. Regency Centers Corporation has a 1 year low of $66.86 and a 1 year high of $83.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.25. The business’s fifty day moving average is $78.20 and its 200-day moving average is $78.16. The stock has a market cap of $13.66 billion, a PE ratio of 25.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.43 and a beta of 0.79.

Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.62. Regency Centers had a return on equity of 8.04% and a net margin of 34.38%.The business had revenue of $413.51 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $411.07 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.16 earnings per share. Regency Centers has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.840-4.880 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Regency Centers Corporation will post 4.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Regency Centers Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 11th will be issued a $0.755 dividend. This represents a $3.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 11th. Regency Centers’s dividend payout ratio is presently 102.37%.

Regency Centers Company Profile

Regency Centers Corporation (NASDAQ: REG) is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust that owns, operates, develops and redevelops retail properties in the United States. The company primarily focuses on high-quality, grocery-anchored shopping centers designed to serve the daily needs of surrounding communities.

Regency’s properties typically include supermarkets, restaurants, specialty retailers, service providers and other complementary tenants. Its activities include leasing and managing shopping centers, pursuing redevelopment opportunities and developing new retail properties in established, attractive trade areas.

Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, Regency Centers traces its roots to 1963 and serves communities across major metropolitan areas in the United States.