Mirabella Financial Services LLP boosted its holdings in Prologis, Inc. (NYSE:PLD – Free Report) by 154.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 17,738 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 10,762 shares during the quarter. Mirabella Financial Services LLP’s holdings in Prologis were worth $2,027,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Prologis in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,288,936,000. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in shares of Prologis by 216.0% during the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,050,843 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,056,545,000 after acquiring an additional 6,870,479 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Prologis by 1.9% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 58,640,842 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $6,164,325,000 after purchasing an additional 1,088,544 shares during the period. Amundi lifted its holdings in shares of Prologis by 22.0% during the third quarter. Amundi now owns 5,651,563 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $661,968,000 after purchasing an additional 1,020,819 shares during the period. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. grew its stake in shares of Prologis by 30.3% in the third quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 4,256,236 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $487,424,000 after purchasing an additional 988,986 shares during the last quarter. 93.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of analysts recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Prologis in a report on Monday, December 29th. Mizuho lifted their target price on Prologis from $138.00 to $143.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Scotiabank upgraded Prologis from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and upped their price target for the company from $133.00 to $146.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Prologis from $137.00 to $148.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Evercore raised their price objective on Prologis from $118.00 to $121.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $137.20.
Prologis Price Performance
Shares of NYSE PLD opened at $131.20 on Thursday. Prologis, Inc. has a twelve month low of $85.35 and a twelve month high of $143.95. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $134.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of $126.68. The company has a market capitalization of $121.96 billion, a PE ratio of 36.96, a P/E/G ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61.
Prologis (NYSE:PLD – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 21st. The real estate investment trust reported $1.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.44. The business had revenue of $2.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.09 billion. Prologis had a net margin of 37.86% and a return on equity of 5.79%. Prologis’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.42 earnings per share. Prologis has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.000-6.200 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Prologis, Inc. will post 5.73 EPS for the current year.
Prologis Increases Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be paid a $1.07 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $4.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.3%. This is a positive change from Prologis’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.01. Prologis’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 120.56%.
About Prologis
Prologis, Inc is a real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in logistics and distribution facilities. The company focuses on acquiring, developing, and managing high-quality industrial real estate assets that support supply chain infrastructure for third-party logistics providers, e-commerce businesses, retailers and manufacturers. Its portfolio primarily consists of warehouse and distribution centers designed to optimize goods movement and storage near key transportation hubs.
With a global presence, Prologis serves customers across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific.
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