Zacks Research Has Bearish Forecast for FRT Q2 Earnings

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Federal Realty Investment Trust in a research report issued on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will earn $1.74 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.78. The consensus estimate for Federal Realty Investment Trust’s current full-year earnings is $7.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Federal Realty Investment Trust’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.90 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.17 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.86 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.84 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.38 EPS.

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.73 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.73. The business had revenue of $311.44 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $311.85 million. Federal Realty Investment Trust had a return on equity of 9.89% and a net margin of 24.38%.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on FRT. Mizuho dropped their target price on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $119.00 to $107.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. StockNews.com upgraded Federal Realty Investment Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. Raymond James dropped their target price on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $125.00 to $117.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $125.00 to $114.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $115.75 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 14th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Federal Realty Investment Trust presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $121.00.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Stock Performance

NYSE FRT opened at $98.45 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.70, a P/E/G ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.27. Federal Realty Investment Trust has a 1-year low of $95.97 and a 1-year high of $118.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 1.97. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $106.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $111.15.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FRT. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Federal Realty Investment Trust during the 4th quarter worth $810,544,000. Centersquare Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 935.8% during the 4th quarter. Centersquare Investment Management LLC now owns 1,042,016 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $116,654,000 after acquiring an additional 941,414 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 41.4% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,053,443 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $341,833,000 after acquiring an additional 893,258 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its position in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 1,463.8% during the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 611,086 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $70,251,000 after acquiring an additional 572,008 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 73.4% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,234,753 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $138,231,000 after buying an additional 522,531 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.86% of the company’s stock.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be given a dividend of $1.10 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.47%. Federal Realty Investment Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently 128.28%.

About Federal Realty Investment Trust

Federal Realty Investment Trust is an equity real estate investment trust, which engages in the provision of ownership, management, and redevelopment of retail and mixed-use properties located primarily in communities where demand exceeds supply in strategically selected metropolitan markets. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in North Bethesda, MD.