Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. $ARE Shares Sold by CI Investments Inc.

CI Investments Inc. cut its stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) by 6.5% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 272,561 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 19,050 shares during the quarter. CI Investments Inc.’s holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities were worth $12,652,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ARE. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. BOKF NA boosted its stake in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 6,033.3% in the 3rd quarter. BOKF NA now owns 368 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 362 shares during the period. MUFG Securities EMEA plc purchased a new position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC grew its position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 109.6% during the third quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 436 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 228 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the fourth quarter worth about $38,000. 96.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Alexandria Real Estate Equities this week:

• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research cut its earnings outlook for Alexandria Real Estate Equities across multiple future periods, including FY2027, FY2028, and several 2027–2028 quarters, signaling expectations for weaker profitability ahead. Source article
• Negative Sentiment: The firm also maintained a “Strong Sell” rating, which can weigh on investor sentiment and reinforce concerns about the stock’s near-term outlook. Source article
• Neutral Sentiment: One article suggested ARE could be about 10% undervalued after its recent $5 billion credit move, which could support the stock if investors focus on balance-sheet flexibility rather than the weaker earnings outlook. Source article
• Neutral Sentiment: News that Harvest Properties bought a 25-acre R&D campus in Palo Alto may be relevant to the broader life-science real estate market, but it is not clearly a direct catalyst for Alexandria Real Estate Equities. Source article

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane upped their target price on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $44.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Mizuho decreased their price target on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their price target on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $60.00 to $43.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Alexandria Real Estate Equities presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $51.08.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Marc E. Binda sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.00, for a total value of $108,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 188,264 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,166,256. This trade represents a 1.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Chairman Joel S. Marcus bought 7,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $42.72 per share, for a total transaction of $320,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman directly owned 587,724 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,107,569.28. The trade was a 1.29% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 1.35% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Trading Down 1.9%

ARE opened at $49.67 on Thursday. Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. has a one year low of $39.41 and a one year high of $88.24. The company has a market cap of $8.66 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.92, a PEG ratio of 6.17 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.20 and a current ratio of 0.20. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $50.31 and its 200-day simple moving average is $50.37.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) last posted its earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.73 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.73. The firm had revenue of $671.02 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $684.78 million. Alexandria Real Estate Equities had a negative return on equity of 5.21% and a negative net margin of 36.03%.The firm’s revenue was down 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.30 earnings per share. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.500 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. will post 6.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th were issued a dividend of $0.72 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.8%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -45.93%.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Company Profile

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc (NYSE: ARE) is a real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, development and management of collaborative life science and technology campuses. The company’s properties are designed to support research and innovation by providing specialized laboratory, office and manufacturing space tailored to biotechnology, pharmaceutical, academic and related industries.

Since its founding in 1994, Alexandria has cultivated a diversified portfolio of campuses across leading innovation clusters in North America and Europe.