Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) Stock Gets Downgrade from Wall Street Zen

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued on Saturday, Wall Street Zen reports.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $124.00 to $129.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 4th. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Weiss Ratings lowered Federal Realty Investment Trust from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 1st. Scotiabank reduced their price objective on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $128.00 to $126.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 17th. Finally, Evercore set a $123.00 price target on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust in a research note on Monday, September 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Federal Realty Investment Trust presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $124.62.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Price Performance

Federal Realty Investment Trust stock opened at $110.19 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $110.98 and a 200-day simple moving average of $112.92. The stock has a market cap of $9.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 0.93. Federal Realty Investment Trust has a 12-month low of $90.03 and a 12-month high of $128.21. The company has a current ratio of 1.70, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.46.

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.85 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $339.02 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $336.57 million. Federal Realty Investment Trust had a net margin of 32.67% and a return on equity of 13.65%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.77 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that Federal Realty Investment Trust will post 7.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Federal Realty Investment Trust news, Director Nicole Lamb-Hale sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.89, for a total transaction of $163,335.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 4,613 shares in the company, valued at approximately $502,309.57. This trade represents a 24.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Federal Realty Investment Trust

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of FRT. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 90.2% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 509,498 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $54,114,000 after purchasing an additional 241,684 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust in the first quarter valued at about $1,519,000. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 1,175.7% in the second quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. now owns 9,708 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,198,000 after buying an additional 8,947 shares in the last quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP acquired a new position in Federal Realty Investment Trust during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $3,350,000. Finally, Resolution Capital Ltd boosted its holdings in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 10.3% in the 1st quarter. Resolution Capital Ltd now owns 3,644,575 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $387,090,000 after acquiring an additional 340,524 shares during the period. 93.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Federal Realty Investment Trust News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Federal Realty Investment Trust this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter funds from operations (FFO) rose to $1.87 per share from $1.77 a year earlier, exceeding the $1.85 analyst consensus. Revenue increased 5.2% year over year to $339.02 million, also topping estimates of $336.57 million. Federal Realty third-quarter results and guidance raise
• Positive Sentiment: Federal Realty raised its 2026 FFO guidance, signaling management expects continued strength across its high-quality retail properties. Rental income growth, strong leasing activity and favorable leasing spreads supported the quarter’s performance. Federal Realty FFO beat on rental growth and leasing
• Positive Sentiment: The earnings beat and guidance increase initially attracted investor interest, reinforcing the view that Federal Realty is benefiting from resilient consumer-oriented properties and limited new retail supply. Federal Realty trades higher after earnings beat
• Neutral Sentiment: Federal Realty Investment Trust’s 5% Series C preferred shares declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3125. The announcement supports the company’s income profile but applies to the preferred security rather than directly changing common-share earnings. Federal Realty preferred dividend announcement

About Federal Realty Investment Trust

Federal Realty Investment Trust is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust that owns, operates and redevelops high-quality retail and mixed-use properties. Its portfolio includes shopping centers, street retail, and mixed-use developments that combine retail, residential, office and hospitality uses.

The company focuses on densely populated, affluent communities and prominent locations in major metropolitan markets. Its properties are concentrated in regions including the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, California and South Florida, and are leased to a broad range of retailers, restaurants, service providers and other commercial tenants.

Founded in 1962, Federal Realty has developed and managed properties designed to serve both local communities and national retailers.