Federal Realty Investment Trust

FRT

Market cap $8.77B

NORTH BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) will announce its fourth quarter 2025 earnings results after market close on Thursday, February 12, 2026.

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) can be powerful wealth builders in your portfolio. REITs often outperform stocks, partly due to their dividends.

A return to a lower interest rate environment could lead to a re-rating for Federal Realty, a retail-focused REIT. An easing of inflationary pressures could boost Hormel's earnings, in turn potentially driving dividend growth and share price appreciation.

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Dividend Kings underperformed SPY in 2025, up 4.47% vs. SPY's 17.7%, but select Kings outperformed the index. Twenty-two Dividend Kings are identified as both potentially undervalued and offering long-term expected annualized returns of at least 10%. Dividend growth for the Kings remains subdued at 5.81% for 2025, trailing the 2024 rate of 6.32%.

AvalonBay is one of the largest apartment landlords, with a 3.9% yield and a generally rising dividend. Realty Income is the net lease giant, offering a yield of 5.7% backed by 30 annual dividend increases.

Investors with an interest in REIT and Equity Trust - Retail stocks have likely encountered both EPR Properties (EPR) and Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now?

FRT's $170M property sales highlight a capital recycling push, funding growth, portfolio upgrades and selective acquisitions in high-demand retail markets.

REITs remain attractively valued, with many trading at near 10-year high dividend yields. AFFO yield plus AFFO growth is utilized as a scoring system in this article. ARE leads in value but faces risks from declining occupancy and potential AFFO contraction. Others in the top 5 include VICI, IRM, EQIX and PSA.

NORTH BETHESDA, Md. , Dec. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) today announced the completion of the sale of two assets for combined proceeds of approximately $170 million, consistent with the company's long-term strategy to recycle capital into high-quality and high-growth opportunities.