Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The real estate investment trust reported $1.73 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.73, Zacks reports. Federal Realty Investment Trust had a return on equity of 10.01% and a net margin of 24.67%. Federal Realty Investment Trust updated its FY 2025 guidance to 7.100-7.220 EPS.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Stock Down 6.1 %

FRT traded down $6.79 on Friday, reaching $105.03. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,771,952 shares, compared to its average volume of 671,837. The stock has a market cap of $8.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.24. 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 1.48, a current ratio of 1.56 and a quick ratio of 1.56. The business’s 50 day moving average is $109.06 and its 200 day moving average is $112.13.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be issued a $1.10 dividend. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.19%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 1st. Federal Realty Investment Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently 127.91%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently weighed in on FRT. Scotiabank lifted their price target on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $119.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 25th. StockNews.com upgraded Federal Realty Investment Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Federal Realty Investment Trust from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $122.00 to $125.00 in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $115.75 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $126.00 to $125.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $123.46.

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.