Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Invests $41.26 Million in Prologis, Inc. $PLD

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Prologis, Inc. (NYSE:PLDFree Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 304,595 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $41,263,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of PLD. Solstein Capital LLC bought a new position in Prologis in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Prologis in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new position in shares of Prologis in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Clearstead Trust LLC bought a new position in shares of Prologis in the second quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, SouthState Bank Corp increased its holdings in Prologis by 73.1% during the fourth quarter. SouthState Bank Corp now owns 225 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.50% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Prologis news, CFO Timothy D. Arndt sold 3,597 shares of Prologis stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.00, for a total value of $539,550.00. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PLD has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Raymond James Financial started coverage on shares of Prologis in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. They issued a “market perform” rating for the company. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Prologis from $135.00 to $151.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Mizuho boosted their target price on Prologis from $150.00 to $159.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Prologis from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 18th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $140.00 price target on Prologis in a report on Friday, July 31st. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $154.57.

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Prologis Stock Performance

NYSE:PLD opened at $141.99 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $142.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $140.59. The stock has a market cap of $132.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.62 and a beta of 1.31. Prologis, Inc. has a 1-year low of $110.51 and a 1-year high of $153.35. The company has a current ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63.

Prologis (NYSE:PLDGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 16th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.38. The firm had revenue of $2.43 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.16 billion. Prologis had a return on equity of 7.29% and a net margin of 45.79%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.46 EPS. Prologis has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.220-6.300 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Prologis, Inc. will post 6.27 earnings per share for the current year.

Prologis Company Profile

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Prologis, Inc is a real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in logistics and distribution facilities. The company focuses on acquiring, developing, and managing high-quality industrial real estate assets that support supply chain infrastructure for third-party logistics providers, e-commerce businesses, retailers and manufacturers. Its portfolio primarily consists of warehouse and distribution centers designed to optimize goods movement and storage near key transportation hubs.

With a global presence, Prologis serves customers across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific.

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