Kilroy Realty Corporation $KRC Shares Acquired by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS lifted its stake in Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC) by 22.7% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 80,645 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,931 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS’s holdings in Kilroy Realty were worth $2,275,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of KRC. Wiser Advisor Group LLC purchased a new stake in Kilroy Realty during the 3rd quarter worth 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. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. boosted its stake 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 valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 963 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC purchased a new position in shares of Kilroy Realty in the 4th quarter valued at about $65,000. Finally, Horizon Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Kilroy Realty during the fourth quarter worth about $65,000. 94.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Kilroy Realty news, Director Jolie A. Hunt sold 15,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owned 13,892 shares in the company, valued at approximately $524,978.68. The trade was a 53.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Lauren N. Stadler sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.65, for a total value of $103,950.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 15,456 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $535,550.40. The trade was a 16.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 29,648 shares of company stock valued at $1,120,958 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.83% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KRC has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and set a $33.00 target price on shares of Kilroy Realty in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Evercore upgraded shares of Kilroy Realty from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $42.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Kilroy Realty from $31.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Kilroy Realty in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Kilroy Realty from $44.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 13th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $37.87.

Kilroy Realty Stock Performance

Shares of KRC stock opened at $40.37 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $36.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $34.03. The firm has a market cap of $4.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.18 and a beta of 1.12. Kilroy Realty Corporation has a 1 year low of $27.36 and a 1 year 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 posted its earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.16) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by ($0.30). Kilroy Realty had a return on equity of 3.89% and a net margin of 19.59%.The firm had revenue of $270.05 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $263.08 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.02 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. Kilroy Realty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.490-3.630 EPS. Analysts predict that Kilroy Realty Corporation will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Kilroy Realty Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 8th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th were given 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 5.4%. Kilroy Realty’s payout ratio is 118.68%.

About Kilroy Realty

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.