What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for ARE Q2 Earnings?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, April 2nd. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will earn $1.62 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.63. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ current full-year earnings is $9.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ Q4 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $1.59 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $6.11 EPS.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) last posted its earnings results on Monday, January 26th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.15 by $0.01. Alexandria Real Estate Equities had a negative return on equity of 6.82% and a negative net margin of 47.23%.The firm had revenue of $754.41 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $742.64 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.39 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.250-6.550 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $63.00 to $57.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 10th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $55.00 to $54.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $60.00 price objective on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $52.00 price objective (down from $65.00) on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $64.47.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Trading Down 0.2%

NYSE ARE opened at $43.16 on Friday. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a one year low of $41.44 and a one year high of $91.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.23 and a quick ratio of 0.23. The firm has a market cap of $7.48 billion, a P/E ratio of -5.11, a P/E/G ratio of 5.23 and a beta of 1.33. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $51.52 and its 200-day moving average is $57.56.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Monday, December 8th that permits the company to repurchase $500.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the real estate investment trust to buy up to 6.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.72 per share. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.7%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s dividend payout ratio is presently -34.12%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Chairman Joel S. Marcus purchased 25,000 shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $53.92 per share, with a total value of $1,348,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman owned 562,724 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $30,342,078.08. This trade represents a 4.65% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.08% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P acquired a new stake in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Avalon Trust Co acquired a new position in Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the third quarter worth $29,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its position in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 5,916.7% during the third quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 361 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 355 shares in the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the second quarter worth $30,000. Finally, BOKF NA lifted its stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 6,033.3% in the third quarter. BOKF NA now owns 368 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 362 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.54% of the company’s stock.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Company Profile

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc (NYSE: ARE) is a real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, development and management of collaborative life science and technology campuses. The company’s properties are designed to support research and innovation by providing specialized laboratory, office and manufacturing space tailored to biotechnology, pharmaceutical, academic and related industries.

Since its founding in 1994, Alexandria has cultivated a diversified portfolio of campuses across leading innovation clusters in North America and Europe.