Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC Cuts Stock Position in Kilroy Realty Corporation $KRC

Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC cut its holdings in shares of Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC) by 63.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 46,524 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 81,445 shares during the quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC’s holdings in Kilroy Realty were worth $1,739,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in KRC. Malaga Cove Capital LLC raised its stake in Kilroy Realty by 14.0% during the 4th quarter. Malaga Cove Capital LLC now owns 13,045 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $487,000 after purchasing an additional 1,600 shares during the period. PGGM Investments boosted its stake in Kilroy Realty by 6.0% in the 4th quarter. PGGM Investments now owns 2,628,946 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $98,244,000 after purchasing an additional 148,376 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc grew its holdings in Kilroy Realty by 7.8% during the 4th quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 779,026 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $29,112,000 after buying an additional 56,649 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in shares of Kilroy Realty by 13.2% during the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 5,960 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $223,000 after buying an additional 694 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. bought a new stake in shares of Kilroy Realty during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $912,000. 94.22% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Kilroy Realty news, insider Lauren N. Stadler sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.65, for a total transaction of $103,950.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 15,456 shares in the company, valued at $535,550.40. This represents a 16.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.83% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Kilroy Realty from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Kilroy Realty from $46.00 to $40.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $33.00 price target on shares of Kilroy Realty in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Weiss Ratings lowered Kilroy Realty from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Kilroy Realty from $44.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $37.69.

Kilroy Realty Trading Down 1.8%

Shares of KRC opened at $34.35 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $31.46 and its 200 day moving average is $34.75. Kilroy Realty Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $27.36 and a fifty-two week high of $45.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.99 billion, a PE ratio of 18.87 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 2.09 and a current ratio of 2.09.

Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.16) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.14 by ($0.30). Kilroy Realty had a net margin of 19.59% and a return on equity of 3.89%. The business had revenue of $270.05 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $263.08 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.02 EPS. Kilroy Realty’s revenue for the quarter was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. Kilroy Realty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.490-3.630 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Kilroy Realty Corporation will post 3.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kilroy Realty Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 8th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be given a $0.54 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.3%. Kilroy Realty’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 118.68%.

Kilroy Realty Profile

Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust focused on the development, acquisition and management of high‐quality office and mixed‐use properties along the U.S. West Coast. The company’s portfolio encompasses major urban markets including Los Angeles, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle. Kilroy Realty targets properties in transit‐oriented submarkets, blending workplace space with retail, residential and hospitality amenities to create vibrant, walkable neighborhoods.

Founded in the mid‐20th century by members of the Kilroy family, the company evolved from a regional landlord into one of the leading West Coast office landlords.