Russell Investments Group Ltd. Purchases 651,423 Shares of Kilroy Realty Corporation $KRC

Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC) by 103.8% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,278,930 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 651,423 shares during the quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd.’s holdings in Kilroy Realty were worth $54,035,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Caprock Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Kilroy Realty in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,741,000. Nan Fung Trinity HK Ltd. acquired a new stake in Kilroy Realty in the 3rd quarter valued at $3,270,000. Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its position in Kilroy Realty by 134.3% in 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 acquiring an additional 81,292 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its position in Kilroy Realty by 6.4% in 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 acquiring an additional 89,307 shares during the period. Finally, Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Kilroy Realty by 521.6% during 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 acquiring an additional 34,892 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.22% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have issued reports on KRC shares. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on Kilroy Realty from $46.00 to $40.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Kilroy Realty from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of Kilroy Realty in a report on Thursday, December 4th. BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Kilroy Realty in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Scotiabank reduced their price target on shares of Kilroy Realty from $42.00 to $37.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $38.93.

Kilroy Realty Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of KRC opened at $29.01 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 2.13 and a current ratio of 2.13. The company has a market cap of $3.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.56 and a beta of 1.10. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $34.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $38.92. Kilroy Realty Corporation has a 52-week low of $27.07 and a 52-week high of $45.03.

Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $270.21 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.20 EPS. Kilroy Realty’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Kilroy Realty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.250-3.450 EPS. Analysts predict that Kilroy Realty Corporation will post 4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kilroy Realty Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.54 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.4%. Kilroy Realty’s dividend payout ratio is currently 93.51%.

Kilroy Realty Profile

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.