Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC) has received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the seventeen analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have issued a hold recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $37.8667.

A number of brokerages have weighed in on KRC. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $33.00 price objective on shares of Kilroy Realty in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Kilroy Realty from $44.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Kilroy Realty from $31.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Barclays cut their price objective on Kilroy Realty from $39.00 to $31.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Kilroy Realty from $34.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, June 15th.

Kilroy Realty Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of Kilroy Realty stock opened at $36.78 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $34.15 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $34.24. The company has a market cap of $4.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.21 and a beta of 1.14. Kilroy Realty has a fifty-two week low of $27.36 and a fifty-two week high of $45.03. 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.16) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by ($0.30). The firm had revenue of $270.05 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $263.08 million. Kilroy Realty had a return on equity of 3.89% and a net margin of 19.59%.The company’s revenue was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.02 EPS. Kilroy Realty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.490-3.630 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Kilroy Realty will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kilroy Realty Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 8th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.54 per share. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.9%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. Kilroy Realty’s payout ratio is 118.68%.

Insider Activity at Kilroy Realty

In other Kilroy Realty news, President Justin William Smart sold 10,848 shares of the business’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 transaction of $419,926.08. Following the completion of the sale, the president directly owned 519,872 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,124,245.12. The trade was a 2.04% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Lauren N. Stadler sold 3,000 shares of the business’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 value of $103,950.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 15,456 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $535,550.40. This trade represents a 16.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.83% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kilroy Realty

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wiser Advisor Group LLC acquired a new stake in Kilroy Realty in the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in Kilroy Realty in the 3rd quarter valued at about $40,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Kilroy Realty by 276.5% in the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 979 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 719 shares during the last quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. raised its holdings in 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 valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 963 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in Kilroy Realty in the 4th quarter valued at about $65,000. 94.22% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Kilroy Realty Company 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.