13,553 Shares in Kilroy Realty Corporation $KRC Acquired by Sarasin & Partners LLP

Sarasin & Partners LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 13,553 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $508,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wiser Advisor Group LLC bought a new stake in Kilroy Realty in the third quarter valued at $32,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Kilroy Realty in the 3rd quarter worth about $40,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Kilroy Realty by 128.1% in the 1st quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 1,715 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 963 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Kilroy Realty by 36.2% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,888 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $65,000 after purchasing an additional 502 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC bought a new stake in Kilroy Realty in the 4th quarter valued at about $65,000. 94.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have commented on KRC. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of Kilroy Realty from $28.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on Kilroy Realty from $34.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, June 15th. UBS Group set a $44.00 price objective on Kilroy Realty in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. Bank of America upgraded Kilroy Realty from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $42.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Kilroy Realty in a report on Monday, June 8th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $39.13.

Kilroy Realty Stock Performance

KRC stock opened at $37.31 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.27 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $38.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $34.10. Kilroy Realty Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $27.36 and a fifty-two week high of $45.03. The company has a quick ratio of 2.65, a current ratio of 2.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83.

Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) last released its earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.73). Kilroy Realty had a net margin of 15.47% and a return on equity of 3.04%. The company had revenue of $272.37 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $267.39 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.13 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 6.0% on a year-over-year basis. Kilroy Realty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.490-3.630 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Kilroy Realty Corporation will post 3.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kilroy Realty Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 8th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th were issued a dividend of $0.54 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.8%. Kilroy Realty’s payout ratio is presently 152.11%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Kilroy Realty news, President Justin William Smart sold 10,848 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.71, for a total value of $419,926.08. Following the completion of the sale, the president directly owned 519,872 shares in the company, valued at $20,124,245.12. This represents a 2.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Jolie A. Hunt sold 15,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.79, for a total value of $597,082.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 13,892 shares in the company, valued at $524,978.68. This represents a 53.21% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.83% of the company’s stock.

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.