Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) Short Interest Up 16.9% in February

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 2,810,838 shares, a growth of 16.9% from the February 12th total of 2,403,747 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 999,355 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.8 days. Approximately 3.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. Approximately 3.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 999,355 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.8 days.

Institutional Trading of Federal Realty Investment Trust

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,273,108 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,260,813,000 after buying an additional 244,854 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Federal Realty Investment Trust during the 4th quarter worth approximately $734,290,000. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 1.4% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,668,743 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $675,610,000 after acquiring an additional 90,127 shares during the last quarter. Resolution Capital Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 11.8% during the second quarter. Resolution Capital Ltd now owns 3,264,653 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $310,109,000 after acquiring an additional 344,189 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,732,796 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $275,466,000 after acquiring an additional 72,718 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.86% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on FRT shares. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $107.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Scotiabank decreased their target price on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $114.00 to $113.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $109.50 to $111.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the company from $107.00 to $114.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Federal Realty Investment Trust has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $111.13.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Stock Up 1.8%

Federal Realty Investment Trust stock opened at $106.41 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.18 billion, a PE ratio of 22.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.59 and a beta of 0.99. Federal Realty Investment Trust has a 12 month low of $80.65 and a 12 month high of $110.89. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $104.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $101.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 1.67 and a quick ratio of 1.67.

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.86 by ($0.38). Federal Realty Investment Trust had a net margin of 32.14% and a return on equity of 13.10%. The business had revenue of $336.05 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $327.65 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.73 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. Federal Realty Investment Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.420-7.520 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Federal Realty Investment Trust will post 7.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be given a $1.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $4.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%. Federal Realty Investment Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 96.79%.

About Federal Realty Investment Trust

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) is a real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, management, and redevelopment of high-quality retail, restaurant, and mixed-use properties. With a strategic focus on open-air shopping centers and lifestyle-oriented urban destinations, the company partners with leading national and regional retailers to curate environments that blend shopping, dining, entertainment, office, and residential uses. Its asset management capabilities extend from initial site selection and development through ongoing property operations and tenant relations.

Federal Realty’s portfolio comprises approximately 100 properties totaling more than 25 million square feet of gross leasable area.