Cwm LLC Sells 70,568 Shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. $ARE

Cwm LLC lessened its stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) by 87.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,931 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 70,568 shares during the quarter. Cwm LLC’s holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities were worth $486,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Avalon Trust Co bought a new position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 5,916.7% in the third quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 361 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 355 shares in the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. BOKF NA increased its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 6,033.3% during 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 during the last quarter. Finally, MUFG Securities EMEA plc purchased a new stake in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Institutional investors own 96.54% of the company’s stock.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Stock Performance

Shares of ARE opened at $41.44 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The company has a market capitalization of $7.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.61, a PEG ratio of 4.91 and a beta of 1.33. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $47.90 and a 200 day moving average of $52.79. 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 earnings results 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. Alexandria Real Estate Equities had a negative return on equity of 5.21% and a negative net margin of 36.03%.The business had revenue of $671.02 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $684.78 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.30 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.500 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. will post 6.4 earnings per share for the current year.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st were given a $0.72 dividend. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 31st. Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -45.93%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Chairman Joel S. Marcus bought 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $53.92 per share, with a total value of $1,348,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman directly owned 562,724 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $30,342,078.08. This represents a 4.65% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Hallie E. Kuhn sold 536 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.20, for a total value of $25,835.20. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 48,301 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,328,108.20. This represents a 1.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ARE has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Evercore decreased their price target on Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $67.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Wall Street Zen raised Alexandria Real Estate Equities from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $57.00 to $47.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $55.08.

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.