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After finishing at $97.28 in the prior trading day, Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) closed at $97.53, up 0.26%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.64 million shares were traded. FRT stock price reached its highest trading level at $98.53 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $96.55.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of FRT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 68.19 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.31. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.49 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.22.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Truist on March 13, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $105 from $114 previously.
On December 20, 2024, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $122 to $125.
Citigroup Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on September 13, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $120 to $135.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 18 ’24 when BERKES JEFFREY S sold 18,353 shares for $115.73 per share. The transaction valued at 2,124,057 led to the insider holds 53,068 shares of the business.
Jeffrey Berkes bought 18,353 shares of FRT for $2,122,157 on Sep 18 ’24. On Sep 05 ’24, another insider, WOOD DONALD C, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 30,292 shares for $116.17 each. As a result, the insider received 3,519,092 and left with 6,637 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FRT now has a Market Capitalization of 8415766016 and an Enterprise Value of 13202580480. As of this moment, Federal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 30.82. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.00 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.77. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.951 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.586.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FRT is 1.11, which has changed by -0.04588145 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FRT has reached a high of $118.14, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $94.58. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.91%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.65%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 727.32K shares per day over the past 3-months and 790900 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 85.67M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 84.92M. Insiders hold about 0.89% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.81% stake in the company. Shares short for FRT as of 1740700800 were 2311905 with a Short Ratio of 3.18, compared to 1738281600 on 2102192. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2311905 and a Short% of Float of 3.2.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, FRT’s forward annual dividend rate was 4.38, compared to 3.29 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.045024674The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.26. The current Payout Ratio is 128.03% for FRT, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-02 with an ex-dividend date of 1743465600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1985-11-06 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
