Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC) Receives $40.92 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

Shares of Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC) have earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the fourteen brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $40.9231.

A number of research firms recently weighed in on KRC. Barclays set a $39.00 price target on Kilroy Realty in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. KeyCorp reaffirmed a “sector weight” rating on shares of Kilroy Realty in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Kilroy Realty in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Kilroy Realty from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $35.00 price target on shares of Kilroy Realty in a report on Tuesday, January 6th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kilroy Realty

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Kilroy Realty in the 4th quarter valued at $340,131,000. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Kilroy Realty by 1.2% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,841,917 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $203,514,000 after acquiring an additional 67,546 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Kilroy Realty by 23.5% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,228,666 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $195,396,000 after purchasing an additional 994,299 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Kilroy Realty by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 3,578,185 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $151,178,000 after purchasing an additional 15,193 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its position in shares of Kilroy Realty by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,149,816 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $133,080,000 after purchasing an additional 115,047 shares during the period. 94.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Kilroy Realty Stock Performance

Kilroy Realty stock opened at $32.24 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.96 and a beta of 1.10. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $37.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $39.85. Kilroy Realty has a 52-week low of $27.07 and a 52-week high of $45.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 2.56.

Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.98 by ($0.88). Kilroy Realty had a return on equity of 4.91% and a net margin of 24.82%.The firm had revenue of $272.19 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $270.21 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.20 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Kilroy Realty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.250-3.450 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Kilroy Realty will post 4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kilroy Realty Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $0.54 per share. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.7%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 31st. Kilroy Realty’s payout ratio is presently 93.51%.

About Kilroy Realty

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.