StockNews.com Lowers Alexander’s (NYSE:ALX) to Hold

Posted by Stephan Jacobs on Jul 26th, 2024

StockNews.com cut shares of Alexander’s (NYSE:ALX – Free Report) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report released on Monday morning.

Separately, Piper Sandler cut their price target on Alexander’s from $145.00 to $135.00 and set an underweight rating for the company in a research note on Monday.

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Alexander’s Stock Down 0.2 %

ALX opened at $237.16 on Monday. Alexander’s has a fifty-two week low of $162.50 and a fifty-two week high of $244.51. The business has a 50-day moving average of $219.98 and a 200-day moving average of $218.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.75, a current ratio of 14.35 and a quick ratio of 14.35. The company has a market capitalization of $1.24 billion, a PE ratio of 11.34 and a beta of 0.81.

Alexander’s Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 31st. Investors of record on Monday, May 13th were paid a $4.50 dividend. This represents a $18.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.59%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 10th. Alexander’s’s payout ratio is 86.04%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Lazard Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Alexander’s in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $114,000. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in Alexander’s in the 4th quarter worth approximately $115,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC bought a new position in Alexander’s in the 1st quarter worth approximately $122,000. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. increased its position in Alexander’s by 7.8% in the 1st quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 695 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $151,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Alexander’s in the 1st quarter worth approximately $201,000. 31.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.