What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for BXP FY2026 Earnings?

Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE:BXP) – Zacks Research reduced their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Boston Properties in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $7.24 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.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on the company. Mizuho reduced their price objective on Boston Properties from $92.00 to $86.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Compass Point upgraded Boston Properties from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $80.00 to $88.00 in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Scotiabank reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $85.00 price objective on shares of Boston Properties in a report on Thursday, November 7th. StockNews.com downgraded Boston Properties from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price objective on Boston Properties from $64.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $82.23.

Boston Properties Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:BXP opened at $68.88 on Friday. Boston Properties has a 1-year low of $56.46 and a 1-year high of $90.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.09, a current ratio of 5.69 and a quick ratio of 5.51. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $72.96 and a 200-day moving average price of $76.88. The company has a market capitalization of $10.89 billion, a PE ratio of 688.88, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.18.

Boston Properties (NYSE:BXP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.79 EPS 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%.

Boston Properties Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $0.98 dividend. This represents a $3.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.69%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. Boston Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 3,920.39%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Boston Properties

In other news, EVP Hilary J. Spann sold 12,379 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.02, for a total value of $891,535.58. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 7,271 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $523,657.42. This represents a 63.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 1.35% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Boston Properties

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of BXP. Deutsche Bank AG grew its holdings in Boston Properties by 30.6% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 949,603 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $70,612,000 after acquiring an additional 222,284 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Boston Properties during the fourth quarter worth about $8,994,000. Sun Life Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Boston Properties during the third quarter worth approximately $9,674,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its position in Boston Properties by 198.9% during the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 149,156 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $11,091,000 after purchasing an additional 99,248 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC boosted its position in Boston Properties by 12.5% during the fourth quarter. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC now owns 170,504 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $12,679,000 after purchasing an additional 18,900 shares in the last quarter. 98.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.