Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) Rating Lowered to Sell at Wall Street Zen

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued on Saturday, Wall Street Zen reports.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on FRT. UBS Group reduced their price target on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $127.00 to $115.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 9th. Scotiabank cut their target price on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $128.00 to $126.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, September 17th. Citigroup upped their target price on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Federal Realty Investment Trust in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $143.00 target price for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $126.00 to $119.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $124.62.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Stock Performance

NYSE:FRT opened at $110.19 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 1.70. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $110.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $112.92. The stock has a market cap of $9.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.26, a PEG ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 0.93. Federal Realty Investment Trust has a 1-year low of $90.03 and a 1-year high of $128.21.

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) last announced its earnings results on Friday, October 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.85 by $0.02. Federal Realty Investment Trust had a return on equity of 13.65% and a net margin of 32.67%. The business had revenue of $339.02 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $336.57 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.77 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts expect that Federal Realty Investment Trust will post 7.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Federal Realty Investment Trust news, Director Nicole Lamb-Hale sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.89, for a total transaction of $163,335.00. Following the sale, the director owned 4,613 shares in the company, valued at $502,309.57. This represents a 24.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Federal Realty Investment Trust

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 90.2% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 509,498 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $54,114,000 after buying an additional 241,684 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust during the 1st quarter valued at about $1,519,000. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 1,175.7% during the second quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. now owns 9,708 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,198,000 after acquiring an additional 8,947 shares during the period. Engineers Gate Manager LP bought a new position in Federal Realty Investment Trust in the second quarter worth about $3,350,000. Finally, Resolution Capital Ltd boosted its stake in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 10.3% in the first quarter. Resolution Capital Ltd now owns 3,644,575 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $387,090,000 after acquiring an additional 340,524 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.86% of the company’s stock.

Key Federal Realty Investment Trust News

Here are the key news stories impacting Federal Realty Investment Trust this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter funds from operations (FFO) rose to $1.87 per share from $1.77 a year earlier, exceeding the $1.85 analyst consensus. Revenue increased 5.2% year over year to $339.02 million, also topping estimates of $336.57 million. Federal Realty third-quarter results and guidance raise
• Positive Sentiment: Federal Realty raised its 2026 FFO guidance, signaling management expects continued strength across its high-quality retail properties. Rental income growth, strong leasing activity and favorable leasing spreads supported the quarter’s performance. Federal Realty FFO beat on rental growth and leasing
• Positive Sentiment: The earnings beat and guidance increase initially attracted investor interest, reinforcing the view that Federal Realty is benefiting from resilient consumer-oriented properties and limited new retail supply. Federal Realty trades higher after earnings beat
• Neutral Sentiment: Federal Realty Investment Trust’s 5% Series C preferred shares declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3125. The announcement supports the company’s income profile but applies to the preferred security rather than directly changing common-share earnings. Federal Realty preferred dividend announcement

Federal Realty Investment Trust Company Profile

Federal Realty Investment Trust is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust that owns, operates and redevelops high-quality retail and mixed-use properties. Its portfolio includes shopping centers, street retail, and mixed-use developments that combine retail, residential, office and hospitality uses.

The company focuses on densely populated, affluent communities and prominent locations in major metropolitan markets. Its properties are concentrated in regions including the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, California and South Florida, and are leased to a broad range of retailers, restaurants, service providers and other commercial tenants.

Founded in 1962, Federal Realty has developed and managed properties designed to serve both local communities and national retailers.