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Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (ARE)

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Alexandria Real Estate Equities is a specialist landlord that builds and manages high-tech office and laboratory spaces for the life science and technology sectors.

$51.45

Is Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. a good stock for a UK beginner?

The honest version: Alexandria Real Estate Equities is a specialist landlord that builds and manages high-tech office and laboratory spaces for the life science and technology sectors.

No rating · no target price · nothing for sale here
Price-55.3%
Priced in USD - as a UK investor your £ return also moves with the pound-to-dollar exchange rate, on top of the share price itself.
52-week range-34% past year
$51.45
Low $39.41High $88.24
Where today's price sits versus its past year - context, not a signal.
If you had put $1,000 into Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
$447-55%

Over about 2 years to 2026-07-31. This is the share price only - reinvesting the dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.

Market cap: The company's total value on the stock market - share price times the number of shares. Big = 'large-cap', small = 'small-cap'.
$8.97B
Avg volume: How many shares change hands on a typical day. Higher means it's easy to buy or exit without moving the price.
1.90M
Day range: The lowest and highest price the shares traded at during the latest day.
$51.20 – $52.63
52-week range: The lowest and highest the shares have traded over the past year - a sense of how wide the swings have been.
$39.41 – $88.24
Dividend yield: The yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price - roughly the income you'd earn from dividends alone.
5.5%
Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down.
1.18
How bumpy is it?Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down. 1.18
Calm
Wild
Roughly in step with the market

Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.

Why has it been moving?▲ +3% past week · ▼ -34% past year

Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.

The bull case

The company successfully pivots to become the dominant landlord for the next generation of medical research.

The bear case

Structural changes in how research is conducted lead to a permanent decline in office-based lab demand.

What does Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. do?

Think of this company as a landlord for scientists; they own the specialised buildings where pharmaceutical and biotech firms conduct their research. The company collects rent from these tenants, who often sign long-term leases. Filling their buildings is the challenge, since demand for high-end lab space is going through a bit of a cooling-off period.

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Factor profile

On our factor screen it looks strongest on value and income, and weakest on growth.

Value: How cheap the stock looks versus profits, sales and assets (higher = cheaper). 64Quality: How profitable and financially healthy the company is (higher = stronger). 37Growth: How fast revenue and earnings are growing (higher = faster). 2Momentum: How the share price has been trending recently (higher = stronger recent run). 32Income: The dividend income on offer and how sustainable it looks (higher = more/steadier). 49
Quick checks
What's strong
  • Specialised focus on high-demand life science infrastructure
  • High gross margins suggest efficient property management
  • Attractive dividend yield for income-focused observers
What to watch
  • Growth screens low (2/100)
  • High sensitivity to interest rate fluctuations
  • Concentration risk in the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors
  • Potential for further asset devaluation in a tough property market

What do Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.'s numbers mean?

P/S
2.9
This shows how much investors are paying for every pound of the company's annual sales.
P/B
0.5
This suggests the share price is currently lower than the accounting value of the company's physical buildings and assets.
Dividend yield
6.0%
This is the annual cash payout to shareholders as a percentage of the share price, which can be a way to earn income while holding the stock.
Beta
1.2
This indicates the share price tends to be slightly more jumpy or volatile than the wider stock market.

How much money does Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. make?

Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.

RevenueNet income
$0$185.79M$371.59M$557.38M$743.17MQ1 25Q2 25Q3 25Q4 25Q1 26
Gross margin
68.6%
Net margin
-36.1%
Return on equity
-4.1%

Does Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. pay a dividend?

Yes - Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. currently pays a dividend of about 5.5% a year (the yearly payout as a share of the price). A dividend is a slice of profit handed to shareholders; the yield moves as the price moves, and a company can cut or stop it.

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What are the scenarios for Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.?

An illustrative range for the year ahead, with the assumption behind each case — not a prediction or a price target.

$80$51$38today · $51▲ Bull · $55• Base · $51▼ Bear · $48in 1 yearILLUSTRATIVE · NOT A PREDICTION OR PRICE TARGET
Bull
+5% to +10%Interest rates stabilise, making property borrowing cheaper.
Base
-2% to +2%Rental income remains steady despite broader economic uncertainty.
Bear
-5% to -10%Higher vacancy rates as biotech firms cut back on research spending.

What are the pros and cons of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.?

3bull points
6bear points

How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.

The bull case3
  • Specialised focus on high-demand life science infrastructure
  • High gross margins suggest efficient property management
  • Attractive dividend yield for income-focused observers
The catch3
  • Recent decline in revenue growth
  • Negative net margins indicate current profitability challenges
  • Share price has seen significant downward pressure over the last year
Key risks3
  • High sensitivity to interest rate fluctuations
  • Concentration risk in the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors
  • Potential for further asset devaluation in a tough property market
What would flip the thesis

The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.

Confidence: medium · data: USD · flags: pe, earnings_growth · Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
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This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-01 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.

Figures as of 2026-08-01. Prices may be delayed and numbers can go stale - always double-check before acting.