Franklin Street Properties Corp. (FSP)

In May 2025, FSP announced a review of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value. In July 2025, the company reported a second-quarter EPS of -$0.08, which was worse than analyst estimates. In October 2025, FSP declared a quarterly dividend and announced its third-quarter 2025 results. In November 2025, FSP updated on its strategic alternatives review, including potential options like a company sale, asset sales, and refinancing existing indebtedness, and noted active negotiations with a potential lender to refinance existing indebtedness. The CEO noted there was no specific reason known for a recent decline in the share price, which was $1.00 as of November 26, 2025, a significant decrease from $1.91 on November 27, 2024. In the last year, FSP shares hit a 52-week high of $2.21 and a 52-week low of $0.87.

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Franklin Street Properties Corp. (FSP) is a REIT specializing in urban office buildings and CBD properties, focusing on current income and long-term growth through commercial property investments. The company's operations include property acquisitions and dispositions, short-term financing, leasing, development, redevelopment, and asset management. FSP offers services such as asset management, leasing, property accounting, property acquisition and disposition, property management, and development services, serving clients across various sectors including information technology, energy, retail, credit service, and telecom industries.

Franklin Street Properties Corp. primarily focuses on infill and CBD office properties in the U.S. Sunbelt and Mountain West regions, as well as select opportunistic markets. The company has subsidiaries and offices in cities including Charlotte, Illinois, Indiana, Florida, Denver, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, and Minneapolis. FSP's headquarters are in Wakefield, Massachusetts, and they opened a regional headquarters office in Austin, Texas, in February.

Specific information detailing Franklin Street Properties Corp.'s brand reputation in the past year or events that have affected it is not explicitly available. However, the company's ongoing review of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value and active negotiations for refinancing, as well as a noted decline in share price, could implicitly influence public perception and investor confidence. The company's ESG reports are available, with the most recent being the 2023 ESG Report, which has an aggregate usefulness score of 4.7 out of 5.0 based on 79 reviews.

Franklin Street Properties is owned by 55.63% institutional shareholders, 17.89% Franklin Street Properties insiders, and 26.48% retail investors. Major institutional owners include Private Management Group Inc., Newtyn Management LLC, BlackRock, Inc., Bank of America Corp., Vanguard Group Inc., Madison Avenue Partners, LP, Peapod Lane Capital LLC, Acadian Asset Management LLC, and Converium Capital Inc. The largest individual shareholder is Jonathan Bennett Odle, who owns 10.14 million shares, representing 9.77% of the company. As of September 30, 2025, Jonathan B. Odle beneficially owned 3,000,000 shares, representing 2.9% of the common stock class. FSP insiders have been net buyers of the stock.