Kilroy Realty Corporation $KRC Stock Holdings Boosted by LSV Asset Management

LSV Asset Management raised its position in shares of Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC) by 7.4% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 585,500 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 40,500 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management’s holdings in Kilroy Realty were worth $21,880,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Kilroy Realty by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 10,881 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $460,000 after acquiring an additional 295 shares during the last quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System lifted its position in shares of Kilroy Realty by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 25,865 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,093,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Kilroy Realty by 100.0% during the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 618 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 309 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. lifted its position in shares of Kilroy Realty by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 9,503 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $377,000 after acquiring an additional 375 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DoubleLine ETF Adviser LP lifted its position in shares of Kilroy Realty by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. DoubleLine ETF Adviser LP now owns 6,621 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $280,000 after acquiring an additional 381 shares during the last quarter. 94.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KRC has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup cut their price objective on Kilroy Realty from $42.00 to $34.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Kilroy Realty from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Mizuho set a $29.00 price objective on Kilroy Realty and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $33.00 price objective on shares of Kilroy Realty in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Kilroy Realty from $44.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $37.69.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Lauren N. Stadler sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.65, for a total value of $103,950.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 15,456 shares in the company, valued at $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 is available at this link. 0.83% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Kilroy Realty Price Performance

KRC opened at $33.98 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $31.02 and a 200-day moving average of $34.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.67 and a beta of 1.14. Kilroy Realty Corporation has a 12-month low of $27.36 and a 12-month high of $45.03. The company has a quick ratio of 2.09, a current ratio of 2.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84.

Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) last released its 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 business had revenue of $270.05 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $263.08 million. Kilroy Realty had a net margin of 19.59% and a return on equity of 3.89%. Kilroy Realty’s revenue for the quarter was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.02 EPS. Kilroy Realty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.490-3.630 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Kilroy Realty Corporation will post 3.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kilroy Realty Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 8th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be issued a $0.54 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.4%. Kilroy Realty’s dividend payout ratio is presently 118.68%.

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.