Wedbush Predicts Douglas Emmett FY2026 Earnings

Douglas Emmett, Inc. (NYSE:DEI) – Wedbush issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Douglas Emmett in a research report issued on Monday, February 10th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $1.53 per share for the year. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $21.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Douglas Emmett’s current full-year earnings is $1.44 per share.

Douglas Emmett (NYSE:DEI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.38 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.06) by $0.44. Douglas Emmett had a return on equity of 0.63% and a net margin of 2.38%.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com cut shares of Douglas Emmett from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Piper Sandler upgraded Douglas Emmett from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $20.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Scotiabank upgraded Douglas Emmett from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $16.00 to $21.00 in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on Douglas Emmett from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Douglas Emmett in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Douglas Emmett presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $18.75.

Douglas Emmett Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:DEI opened at $17.21 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 132.36 and a beta of 1.11. Douglas Emmett has a 1-year low of $12.35 and a 1-year high of $20.50. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $18.26 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $17.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 4.32 and a quick ratio of 4.09.

Douglas Emmett Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a $0.19 dividend. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.42%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. Douglas Emmett’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 584.66%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Douglas Emmett

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of DEI. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Douglas Emmett by 4,395.5% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,578,205 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $27,729,000 after buying an additional 1,543,099 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Douglas Emmett by 130.6% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,684,597 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $49,826,000 after acquiring an additional 1,520,348 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in Douglas Emmett by 379.1% during the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,085,427 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $19,071,000 after acquiring an additional 858,857 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Douglas Emmett during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $7,829,000. Finally, FMR LLC raised its position in Douglas Emmett by 8.5% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,883,814 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $85,809,000 after purchasing an additional 384,371 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.37% of the company’s stock.

About Douglas Emmett

Douglas Emmett, Inc (DEI) is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT), and one of the largest owners and operators of high-quality office and multifamily properties located in the premier coastal submarkets of Los Angeles and Honolulu. Douglas Emmett focuses on owning and acquiring a substantial share of top-tier office properties and premier multifamily communities in neighborhoods that possess significant supply constraints, high-end executive housing and key lifestyle amenities.