Xponance Inc. Has $756,000 Stock Holdings in Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT)

Xponance Inc. lowered its position in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) by 4.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,752 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 305 shares during the quarter. Xponance Inc.’s holdings in Federal Realty Investment Trust were worth $756,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in FRT. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund boosted its position in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 6,554 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $734,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 25.0% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 555 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $62,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its position in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 4,758 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $533,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the period. Keybank National Association OH raised its holdings in shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 2,616 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $293,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares during the period. Finally, Jackson Grant Investment Advisers Inc. lifted its stake in Federal Realty Investment Trust by 11.5% in the 4th quarter. Jackson Grant Investment Advisers Inc. now owns 1,330 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $149,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. 93.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Price Performance

Federal Realty Investment Trust stock opened at $98.21 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $104.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $109.87. The firm has a market cap of $8.41 billion, a PE ratio of 28.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 1.97. Federal Realty Investment Trust has a one year low of $94.58 and a one year high of $118.34.

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.73 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.73. The business had revenue of $311.44 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $311.85 million. Federal Realty Investment Trust had a return on equity of 9.89% and a net margin of 24.38%. As a group, research analysts expect that Federal Realty Investment Trust will post 7.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be paid a $1.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.48%. Federal Realty Investment Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 128.28%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Scotiabank lowered their price target on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $126.00 to $117.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Raymond James cut their price target on Federal Realty Investment Trust from $125.00 to $117.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Mizuho decreased their price objective on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $119.00 to $107.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $125.00 to $114.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $119.77.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Profile

Federal Realty Investment Trust is an equity real estate investment trust, which engages in the provision of ownership, management, and redevelopment of retail and mixed-use properties located primarily in communities where demand exceeds supply in strategically selected metropolitan markets. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in North Bethesda, MD.