Boston Properties, Inc. (BXP)

Boston Properties, Inc. (BXP) - Morningstar

We plan no immediate change to our opinion of Boston Properties BXP , following its release of fourth quarter and full year results that were largely in line with our expectations. This office real estate investment trust saw deterioration in its financial results in the fourth quarter, and we expect weakness to continue throughout 2010, at least For the quarter and on a year over year basis, Boston Properties' revenue fell 34% and its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization fell 66% (We reclassify some non operating items the firm includes in revenue and expenses to get a better picture of its property operating performance) 

Boston Properties, Inc. (BXP) - New York Times - DealBook

Edward H. Linde, a founder of one of the largest real estate investment trusts in the nation — and the behind the scenes partner of Mortimer B. Zuckerman — died on Sunday in Boston, The New York Times's Dennis Hevesi reported. He was 68 and lived in Weston, Mass The cause was complications of pneumonia, said Arista Joyner, a spokeswoman for Boston Properties , the company Mr Linde and Mr Zuckerman started in 1970 

Boston Properties, Inc. (BXP) - Om Malik at GigaOM

App developers dissatisfied with Google's Android "Skyhook Wireless, a Boston based company that offers location based information to businesses, recently polled 30 app developers and asked them about their experience with, and plans for, the Android platform," Om Malik reports for GigaOM.  

Boston Properties, Inc. (BXP) - Jordan Sadler at KeyBanc Capital Markets

The REIT was projected to report FFO of $1.10, according to the average estimate of 15 analysts in a Bloomberg survey. The results run counter to the broader U.S office market, where vacancies rose to a five year high in the third quarter, according to property research firm Reis Inc. Boston Properties' focus on high end buildings such as New York's Citigroup Center and San Francisco's Embarcadero Center means it will have an easier time leasing space, said Jordan Sadler, a REIT analyst with Keybanc Capital Markets Inc. "Tenants want the nicest space at the best value," he said. "Boston Properties is going to be able to steal tenancy away from lower quality buildings if they're willing to price aggressively." Sadler has a "hold" rating on the stock. 

Boston Properties, Inc. (BXP) - Zacks Investment Research

Boston Properties Inc ( BXP , Analyst Report ), a real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently raised net proceeds of approximately $694 million by selling 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2019. The debt offering was managed by Bank of America Securities LLC, the investment banking arm of Bank of America Corp ( BAC , Analyst Report ), Citigroup Global Markets Inc., the brokerage and securities arm of Citigroup Inc ( C , Analyst Report ) and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., the U.S investment banking and securities arm of the German banking colossus Deutsche Bank AG ( DB , Analyst Report ). The senior unsecured notes were priced at 99.931% of the principal amount to yield 5.884% to maturity. 

Boston Properties, Inc. (BXP) - Scott Burns at Morningstar

, Boston Properties Inc ( BXP 61.60 , 0.28 , 0.45% ) and Equity Residential ( EQR 28.62 , 0.28 , 0.97% ) . The fund's dividend yield currently tops 4%. "The credit crisis, in particular, has shaken the foundation of REITs," said Morningstar analyst Scott Burns in a profile of the fund. He said the companies are "highly leveraged and have little cash on hand" because they're required to pay out at least 90% of their annual earnings to shareholders as dividends. "REITs are currently enduring the perfect storm: a lack of credit and weak economic fundamentals," Burns said. 

Boston Properties, Inc. (BXP) - Sandler O'Neill & Partners

Sandler O'Neill's Real Estate Operations analyst, Alex Goldfarb, raised price targets on every stock he covers today, along with two upgrades: upgraded UDR (NYSE: UDR ) from Hold to Buy , raising the price target from $13.50 to $17.50 upgraded American Campus Communities (NYSE: ACC ) from Hold to Buy , target from $26 to $30 raised target on Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG ) from $67 to $78, maintains Buy raised target on Douglas Emmet (NYSE: DEI ) from $13 to $14, maintains Buy raised target on Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT ) from $62 to $65, maintains Hold raised target on Camden Property Trust (NYSE: CPT ) from $31 to $43, maintains Hold raised target on Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR ) from $24 to $33, maintains Hold raised target on AvalonBay (NYSE: AVB ) from $68 to $78, maintains Hold raised target on Liberty Property Trust (NYSE: LRY ) from $27 to $35, maintains Hold raised target on EastGroup Properties (NYSE: EGP ) from $37 to $41, maintains Hold raised target on Essex Property Trust (NYSE: ESS ) from $75 to $85, maintains Hold raised target on Boston Properties (NYSE: BXP ) from $53 to $70, maintains Hold raised target on Kimco Realty (NYSE: KIM ) from $10 to $12, maintains Sell raised target on The Macerich Co (NYSE: AMC ) from $22 to $28, maintains Sell .  

Boston Properties, Inc. (BXP) - Mark Biffert at Oppenheimer & Company

Shares of Boston Properties Inc and other real estate investment trusts tumbled after an analyst said they are overvalued. Oppenheimer's Mark Biffert downgraded Boston Properties, Biomed Realty Trust Inc., and health care REIT HCP Inc to "perform'' from "outperform.'' Cut to "underperform'' from "perform'' were the apartment REITs AvalonBay Communities Inc and UDR Inc and the diversified REIT Washington Real Estate Investment. REIT share prices have risen recently but "we're not convinced the sector is out of the woods yet,'' Biffert said. 

Boston Properties, Inc. (BXP) - Zacks Investment Research

According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, Chairman Mort Zuckerman of Boston Properties, Inc ( BXP , Analyst Report ), a leading real estate investment trust (REIT), intends to sell 9% of his total stake in the company. The deal would involve a sale of about 1 million shares of the company and is likely to generate $50 million for Zuckerman. The proceeds would be utilized to purchase printing presses for his New York daily, The Daily News. 

Boston Properties, Inc. (BXP) - 24/7 Wall Street

These are not the only stocks by any means in these sectors, but our go to universe includes Boston Properties Inc (NYSE: BXP), Liberty Property Trust (NYSE: LRY), Corporate Office Properties Trust Inc (NYSE: OFC), Simon Property Group Inc (NYSE: SPG), ProLogis (NYSE: PLD), Digital Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: DLR), AMB Property Corp (NYSE: AMB), and CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc (NYSE: CBG). All of these are getting hit this morning. We have provided some detailed information, brief technical analysis, and charts for each below.