Maryland-based Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (ARE) is an urban office real estate investment trust (REIT) with a particular focus on collaborative life science, agtech, and technology campuses. The company has a market cap of $9.4 billion and is the preeminent and longest-tenured owner, operator, and developer of collaborative Megacampus ecosystems in AAA life science and advanced technology innovation cluster locations, including Greater Boston, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area, among other places.
ARE stock lagged behind the broader market over the past year, falling 33.2% compared to the S&P 500 Index’s ($SPX) 18.3% surge. Moreover, in 2026, the stock has grown nearly 10.4%, underperforming the SPX’s 11.8% rise.