Federal Realty Investment Trust. (NYSE: FRT)’s stock price has dropped by -1.98 in relation to previous closing price of 113.41. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -3.19% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-09-30 that Federal Realty focuses on high-quality retail properties in affluent U.S. markets, generating income through long-term leases and active property management. The company boasts a near 60-year track record of growing dividends, offering a 3.8% yield, providing stability and appeal to investors. Strong demographic profiles and high household incomes in Federal Realty’s markets drive demand, ensuring high occupancy rates and consistent rental income growth.
Is It Worth Investing in Federal Realty Investment Trust. (NYSE: FRT) Right Now?
Federal Realty Investment Trust. (NYSE: FRT) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.62x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for FRT is 1.25. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 7 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for FRT is 83.02M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.48% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of FRT on October 03, 2024 was 654.20K shares.
FRT’s Market Performance
The stock of Federal Realty Investment Trust. (FRT) has seen a -3.19% decrease in the past week, with a -3.03% drop in the past month, and a 10.44% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.54%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.55% for FRT. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.59% for FRT’s stock, with a 6.21% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FRT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FRT stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for FRT by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for FRT in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $135 based on the research report published on September 13, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Deutsche Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FRT reach a price target of $110, previously predicting the price at $109. The rating they have provided for FRT stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 22nd, 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Overweight” to FRT, setting the target price at $112 in the report published on February 29th of the current year.
FRT Trading at -2.20% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FRT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.07% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.55%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.54%, as shares sank -2.85% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.34% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FRT fell by -3.19%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +3.84% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $115.13. In addition, Federal Realty Investment Trust. saw 7.87% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FRT starting from BERKES JEFFREY S, who sale 18,353 shares at the price of $115.73 back on Sep 18 ’24. After this action, BERKES JEFFREY S now owns 53,068 shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust., valued at $2,124,057 using the latest closing price.
Jeffrey Berkes, the President of Federal Realty Investment Trust., proposed sale 18,353 shares at $115.63 during a trade that took place back on Sep 18 ’24, which means that Jeffrey Berkes is holding shares at $2,122,157 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FRT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.35 for the present operating margin
- 0.6 for the gross margin
The net margin for Federal Realty Investment Trust. stands at 0.25. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 9.79, with 3.46 for asset returns.
Based on Federal Realty Investment Trust. (FRT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.6 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.52. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.38.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 726.91 million with net debt to EBITDA at 6.11. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 11.87. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.72for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.14.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Federal Realty Investment Trust. (FRT) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
