Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc (NYSE: ARE) has seen a decline in its stock price by -4.28 in relation to its previous close of 102.31. However, the company has experienced a -5.28% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-12-18 that Dividend growth stocks, though not often the most exciting, can offer the potential for growing wealth and passive income over the long run. Every month, we screen for potential opportunities, starting with initial parameters, including dividend safety, growth, and consistency. Of course, further due diligence is essential; these initial screenings are just that “initial” and highlight potential names worth considering further but require further due diligence.
Is It Worth Investing in Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc (NYSE: ARE) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc (NYSE: ARE) is 59.72x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for ARE is 1.16. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ARE is 172.73M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.69% of that float. On December 19, 2024, ARE’s average trading volume was 1.27M shares.
ARE’s Market Performance
ARE stock saw a decrease of -5.28% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -6.93% and a quarterly a decrease of -19.87%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.68%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.26% for Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc (ARE). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -7.46% for ARE stock, with a simple moving average of -16.64% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ARE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ARE stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for ARE by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for ARE in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $121 based on the research report published on November 27, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Deutsche Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ARE reach a price target of $112, previously predicting the price at $135. The rating they have provided for ARE stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on November 15th, 2024.
RBC Capital Mkts gave a rating of “Sector Perform” to ARE, setting the target price at $125 in the report published on October 25th of the current year.
ARE Trading at -11.57% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ARE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -25.71% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.26%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.68%, as shares sank -6.28% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -13.95% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ARE fell by -5.28%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -21.10% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $105.83. In addition, Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc saw -22.75% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ARE starting from Moglia Peter M, who sale 10,000 shares at the price of $102.26 back on Dec 16 ’24. After this action, Moglia Peter M now owns 228,727 shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc, valued at $1,022,600 using the latest closing price.
Alsbrook Madeleine Thorp, the EVP – Talent Management of Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc, sale 4,360 shares at $102.34 during a trade that took place back on Dec 16 ’24, which means that Alsbrook Madeleine Thorp is holding 22,067 shares at $446,202 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ARE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.37 for the present operating margin
- 0.18 for the gross margin
The net margin for Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc stands at 0.25. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 1.53, with 0.75 for asset returns.
Based on Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc (ARE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.41 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 0.7. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.0.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.45 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 6.12. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 9.74. The receivables turnover for the company is 47.37for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.08.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc (ARE) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
