Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for BXP Earnings

Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE:BXP) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Boston Properties in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will earn $7.24 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $7.39. The consensus estimate for Boston Properties’ current full-year earnings is $6.91 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Boston Properties’ Q4 2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS.

Boston Properties (NYSE:BXP) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $1.28. Boston Properties had a return on equity of 3.90% and a net margin of 0.38%.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Compass Point upgraded shares of Boston Properties from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $80.00 to $88.00 in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Piper Sandler cut their target price on Boston Properties from $105.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. StockNews.com downgraded Boston Properties from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Scotiabank restated a “sector perform” rating and set a $85.00 price objective on shares of Boston Properties in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on Boston Properties from $93.00 to $84.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $82.23.

Boston Properties Trading Down 0.4 %

BXP stock opened at $69.58 on Friday. Boston Properties has a twelve month low of $56.46 and a twelve month high of $90.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 695.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a quick ratio of 5.51, a current ratio of 5.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.09. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $72.96 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $76.88.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BXP. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan acquired a new stake in Boston Properties in the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd raised its position in shares of Boston Properties by 5,025.0% in the 3rd quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd now owns 615 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 603 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new stake in Boston Properties in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $58,000. Huntington National Bank grew its position in Boston Properties by 29.8% during the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,145 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $85,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hurley Capital LLC acquired a new position in Boston Properties during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $94,000. 98.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Boston Properties

In other news, EVP Hilary J. Spann sold 12,379 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.02, for a total transaction of $891,535.58. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 7,271 shares in the company, valued at approximately $523,657.42. This represents a 63.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

Boston Properties Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $0.98 per share. This represents a $3.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.63%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. Boston Properties’s payout ratio is 3,920.39%.

About Boston Properties

Boston Properties, Inc (NYSE: BXP) (BXP or the Company) is the largest publicly traded developer, owner, and manager of premier workplaces in the United States, concentrated in six dynamic gateway markets – Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC. BXP has delivered places that power progress for our clients and communities for more than 50 years.