Weekly Research Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT):

• 2/21/2025 – Federal Realty Investment Trust was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 2/18/2025 – Federal Realty Investment Trust had its price target lowered by analysts at Raymond James from $125.00 to $117.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/14/2025 – Federal Realty Investment Trust had its price target lowered by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $115.75 to $115.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 2/12/2025 – Federal Realty Investment Trust was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/31/2025 – Federal Realty Investment Trust was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 1/29/2025 – Federal Realty Investment Trust had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $126.00 to $125.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/16/2025 – Federal Realty Investment Trust was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/8/2025 – Federal Realty Investment Trust was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 12/31/2024 – Federal Realty Investment Trust was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of NYSE FRT opened at $105.59 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $9.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.78, a P/E/G ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.24. 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 company has a 50 day simple moving average of $108.02 and a 200-day simple moving average of $111.82. Federal Realty Investment Trust has a 1 year low of $95.97 and a 1 year high of $118.34.

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.73. Federal Realty Investment Trust had a return on equity of 9.89% and a net margin of 24.38%. The company had revenue of $311.44 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $311.85 million. On average, equities research analysts predict that Federal Realty Investment Trust will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current year.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be paid a $1.10 dividend. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.17%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 1st. Federal Realty Investment Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 128.28%.

Institutional Trading of Federal Realty Investment Trust

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FRT. FIL Ltd boosted its position in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 35,591 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $3,984,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund boosted its stake in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 6,554 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $734,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its position in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 25.0% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 555 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $62,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its stake in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 4,758 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $533,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the period. Finally, Keybank National Association OH raised its holdings in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 2,616 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $293,000 after buying an additional 128 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.86% of the company’s stock.

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.