Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC Boosts Stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. $ARE

Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) by 111.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 41,717 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 22,000 shares during the quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC’s holdings in Alexandria Real Estate Equities were worth $3,477,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities during the second quarter worth about $1,195,306,000. DAVENPORT & Co LLC raised its stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 1,796.2% during the second quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 835,789 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $60,814,000 after acquiring an additional 791,712 shares during the period. Lasalle Investment Management Securities LLC increased its position in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 89.2% in the second quarter. Lasalle Investment Management Securities LLC now owns 1,175,406 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $85,370,000 after buying an additional 554,236 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 16.8% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,676,318 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $267,011,000 after buying an additional 528,575 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 34.0% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,033,247 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $145,601,000 after purchasing an additional 515,405 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.54% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Sheila K. Mcgrath bought 3,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $45.60 per share, with a total value of $141,360.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 8,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $382,675.20. This represents a 58.58% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.08% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Evercore ISI raised its price target to $67 (from $64) and maintained an “outperform” rating, implying ~24% upside versus the recent price, which supports near-term buying interest. Evercore ISI raise
• Positive Sentiment: Cantor Fitzgerald raised its target to $60 (from $46) and kept a “neutral” rating, another signal that some analysts see limited-to-moderate upside as restructuring takes place. Cantor Fitzgerald raise
• Positive Sentiment: Company actions to “reset” the balance sheet and dividend — including capital-raising and dividend adjustments — have been framed as stabilizing moves and helped shares rebound after recent weakness. Balance sheet reset
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 2025 earnings call highlighted some leasing activity that beat expectations, but revenue was down year-over-year and EPS trends remain mixed, leaving near-term fundamentals uncertain. Earnings call highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Brokerages’ consensus remains conservative (average “Hold”), reflecting divided views between credit/operational fixes and longer-term demand risk in life-science real estate. Brokerage consensus
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-term relative underperformance vs. peers was reported recently, underscoring sector rotation and mixed sentiment. Relative performance note
• Negative Sentiment: The firm posted a roughly $1B loss tied to valuation adjustments as the lab market softens and warned of more challenges for lab leasing; that undermines near-term earnings visibility and is a key negative for the REIT. $1B loss & warnings
• Negative Sentiment: Management is pursuing asset sales and conversions (including moves to sell Bay Area sites for housing) and has cancelled some planned conversions — steps that signal a retreat from certain lab exposure and could pressure long-term growth prospects if lab demand recovery lags. Bay Area sales for housing BizJournals
• Negative Sentiment: Specific project pullbacks (e.g., scrapping the Fenway lab conversion) highlight execution risk and reduce optionality to monetize non-core assets. Fenway conversion cancelled

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Price Performance

Shares of ARE opened at $54.08 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. has a twelve month low of $44.10 and a twelve month high of $105.14. The company has a 50 day moving average of $51.53 and a 200-day moving average of $66.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.37 billion, a P/E ratio of -6.41, a P/E/G ratio of 6.60 and a beta of 1.31.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) last issued its earnings results on Monday, January 26th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.15 by $0.01. Alexandria Real Estate Equities had a negative net margin of 47.23% and a negative return on equity of 6.82%. The business had revenue of $754.41 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $742.64 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.39 EPS. Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s revenue was down 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.250-6.550 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. will post 9.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Monday, December 8th that permits the company to repurchase $500.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the real estate investment trust to buy up to 6.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st were issued a dividend of $0.72 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.3%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities’s payout ratio is -116.60%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $65.00 to $63.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their target price on shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $46.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on Alexandria Real Estate Equities from $73.00 to $67.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $65.14.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities 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.