Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) Insider Sells $103,950.00 in Stock

Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC) insider Lauren Stadler sold 3,000 shares of Kilroy Realty stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.65, for a total transaction of $103,950.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 15,456 shares in the company, valued at approximately $535,550.40. This represents a 16.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Kilroy Realty Stock Up 1.0%

NYSE:KRC opened at $34.91 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $4.06 billion, a PE ratio of 19.18 and a beta of 1.14. Kilroy Realty Corporation has a one year low of $27.36 and a one year high of $45.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 2.09 and a quick ratio of 2.09. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $30.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $35.52.

Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.16) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by ($0.30). The firm had revenue of $270.05 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $263.08 million. Kilroy Realty had a return on equity of 3.89% and a net margin of 19.59%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.02 EPS. Kilroy Realty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.490-3.630 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Kilroy Realty Corporation will post 3.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Kilroy Realty Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st were paid a $0.54 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.2%. Kilroy Realty’s payout ratio is currently 118.68%.

Institutional Trading of Kilroy Realty

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of KRC. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Kilroy Realty during the 4th quarter valued at $340,131,000. M&T Bank Corp increased its stake in Kilroy Realty by 34,820.2% during the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 2,756,598 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $103,014,000 after purchasing an additional 2,748,704 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its stake in Kilroy Realty by 231.5% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,643,973 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $98,805,000 after purchasing an additional 1,846,325 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new stake in Kilroy Realty during the 3rd quarter valued at $58,948,000. Finally, Situational Awareness LP bought a new stake in shares of Kilroy Realty in the 4th quarter worth $49,616,000. Institutional investors own 94.22% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently weighed in on KRC shares. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Kilroy Realty from $42.00 to $34.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Kilroy Realty from $46.00 to $40.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Evercore set a $38.00 price objective on shares of Kilroy Realty in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Kilroy Realty from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Kilroy Realty from $44.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $37.77.

Kilroy Realty Company Profile

Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust focused on the development, acquisition and management of high‐quality office and mixed‐use properties along the U.S. West Coast. The company’s portfolio encompasses major urban markets including Los Angeles, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle. Kilroy Realty targets properties in transit‐oriented submarkets, blending workplace space with retail, residential and hospitality amenities to create vibrant, walkable neighborhoods.

Founded in the mid‐20th century by members of the Kilroy family, the company evolved from a regional landlord into one of the leading West Coast office landlords.