Why Kilroy Realty Stock Flew Higher on Friday

Friday was a good day to be an investor in commercial real estate company Kilroy Realty (NYSE: KRC). On news of an analyst upgrade, accompanied by a price-target bump, Kilroy's stock zoomed to close the trading session more than 4% higher. That handily beat the performance of the benchmark S 500 index, which rose by slightly over 1%.

Well before market open, JPMorgan Chase's Anthony Paolone shifted his recommendation on Kilroy's shares to overweight (i.e., buy) from neutral. The pundit also added $4 per share to his price target for a new level of $49. This is 21% higher than the stock's most recent closing price.

According to reports, Paolone wrote in his latest Kilroy research note that several of the company's most crucial West Coast markets should rebound. The analyst acknowledged that it's struggling with high vacancy rates. However, he's bullish about the recent trend of tech businesses attempting to return their employees to in-person work at the office. California in particular is a center for this industry.

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