Wedbush Predicts STAG Industrial FY2026 Earnings

STAG Industrial, Inc. (NYSE:STAG) – Analysts at Wedbush issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for STAG Industrial in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 27th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $2.62 for the year. The consensus estimate for STAG Industrial’s current full-year earnings is $2.47 per share.

STAG has been the topic of a number of other reports. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on STAG Industrial from $41.00 to $38.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of STAG Industrial from $40.00 to $37.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on STAG Industrial from $40.00 to $38.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Raymond James upped their target price on shares of STAG Industrial from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, STAG Industrial presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $40.38.

STAG Industrial Stock Performance

NYSE:STAG opened at $36.09 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. STAG Industrial has a fifty-two week low of $32.27 and a fifty-two week high of $41.63. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $34.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $36.62. The stock has a market cap of $6.73 billion, a PE ratio of 34.70 and a beta of 1.09.

STAG Industrial (NYSE:STAG) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.43. STAG Industrial had a return on equity of 5.51% and a net margin of 24.64%.

STAG Industrial Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.1242 per share. This is a positive change from STAG Industrial’s previous dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This represents a yield of 4.25%. STAG Industrial’s dividend payout ratio is 143.27%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Benjamin S. Butcher sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.10, for a total value of $1,755,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 9,632 shares in the company, valued at $338,083.20. This trade represents a 83.85 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On STAG Industrial

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in STAG. Employees Retirement System of Texas boosted its position in STAG Industrial by 426.8% during the 4th quarter. Employees Retirement System of Texas now owns 216,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $7,305,000 after purchasing an additional 175,000 shares during the period. Integrated Advisors Network LLC increased its holdings in STAG Industrial by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 11,673 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $395,000 after purchasing an additional 398 shares during the last quarter. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. bought a new position in STAG Industrial during the 4th quarter valued at $112,000. Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC acquired a new position in STAG Industrial in the fourth quarter worth about $896,000. Finally, PharVision Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of STAG Industrial in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $264,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.67% of the company’s stock.

STAG Industrial Company Profile

STAG Industrial, Inc is a real estate investment company, which engages in acquiring, owning, and managing single-tenant, industrial real estate assets. It offers industrial real estate operating platform to real estate ownership. The company was founded by Benjamin S. Butcher on July 21, 2010 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.