Is A Beat In Store For Federal Realty (FRT) In Q1 Earnings?

 | Apr 29, 2019 08:58AM ET

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) is set to report first-quarter 2019 results after market close on May 2. Both its revenues and funds from operations (FFO) are anticipated to witness year-over-year growth.

In the last reported quarter, this retail real estate investment trust (REIT) reported in line results with respect to FFO per share. Results reflected growth in revenues.

The company has a decent surprise history. In the trailing four quarters, it surpassed estimates thrice and reported in line results in the other, the average positive surprise being 1.15%. The graph below depicts the surprise history of the company:

Federal Realty Investment Trust Price and EPS Surprise

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Welltower, Inc. (NYSE:WELL) , set to report quarterly results on Apr 30, has an Earnings ESP of +0.58% and a carries a Zacks Rank of 3.

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA) , slated to report first-quarter results on May 1, has an Earnings ESP of +0.29% and a Zacks Rank of 3.

Note: Anything related to earnings presented in this write-up represent funds from operations (FFO) — a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs.

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