Nordea Investment Management AB Sells 20,778 Shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust $FRT

Nordea Investment Management AB decreased its holdings in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) by 12.8% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 141,974 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 20,778 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB’s holdings in Federal Realty Investment Trust were worth $14,346,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 36.1% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,398 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $343,000 after purchasing an additional 902 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 24.3% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 3,042 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $308,000 after purchasing an additional 595 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its stake in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 29.8% in the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 997 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $101,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares during the last quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd lifted its stake in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 76.0% in the 3rd quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 3,741 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $379,000 after purchasing an additional 1,615 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Groupama Asset Managment acquired a new stake in Federal Realty Investment Trust in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,777,000. 93.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FRT has been the topic of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Jefferies Financial Group raised Federal Realty Investment Trust from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $101.00 to $115.00 in a report on Monday, December 15th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $115.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Federal Realty Investment Trust from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $107.00 to $114.00 in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Federal Realty Investment Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $112.13.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE FRT opened at $103.13 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a current ratio of 1.67. Federal Realty Investment Trust has a 52-week low of $80.65 and a 52-week high of $110.89. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $105.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $101.23. The stock has a market cap of $8.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.55 and a beta of 0.99.

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.86 by ($0.38). Federal Realty Investment Trust had a return on equity of 13.10% and a net margin of 32.14%.The business had revenue of $336.05 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $327.65 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.73 EPS. Federal Realty Investment Trust’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. Federal Realty Investment Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.420-7.520 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Federal Realty Investment Trust will post 7.15 EPS for the current year.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be issued a dividend of $1.13 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $4.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.4%. Federal Realty Investment Trust’s payout ratio is presently 96.79%.

About Federal Realty Investment Trust

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) is a real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, management, and redevelopment of high-quality retail, restaurant, and mixed-use properties. With a strategic focus on open-air shopping centers and lifestyle-oriented urban destinations, the company partners with leading national and regional retailers to curate environments that blend shopping, dining, entertainment, office, and residential uses. Its asset management capabilities extend from initial site selection and development through ongoing property operations and tenant relations.

Federal Realty’s portfolio comprises approximately 100 properties totaling more than 25 million square feet of gross leasable area.