Altman Advisors Inc. Purchases Shares of 31,185 Realty Income Corporation $O

Key Points

• Altman Advisors acquired 31,185 Realty Income shares valued at approximately $1.93 million during the second quarter. Institutional investors collectively own 70.81% of the REIT.
• Analysts maintain a generally positive outlook, with a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $67.42, versus a recent share price of $63.27.
• Realty Income matched quarterly EPS estimates at $1.09 and exceeded revenue expectations with $1.55 billion, up 9.7% year over year. The company also declared a monthly dividend of $0.271 per share, representing an annualized yield of about 5.1%.

Altman Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Realty Income Corporation (NYSE:O - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 31,185 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $1,932,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. EFG International AG bought a new stake in shares of Realty Income in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Dunhill Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Realty Income during the 2nd quarter worth about $27,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Realty Income by 257.1% during the 4th quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 500 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 360 shares during the last quarter. Quattro Advisors LLC bought a new position in Realty Income during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Sankala Group LLC acquired a new position in Realty Income in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. 70.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have weighed in on O shares. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Realty Income from $64.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Realty Income from $64.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. Scotiabank decreased their price target on Realty Income from $72.00 to $67.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. UBS Group set a $67.00 price target on Realty Income in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Evercore set a $68.00 price objective on Realty Income in a research report on Friday, August 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $67.42.

Realty Income Trading Up 0.5%

O opened at $63.27 on Friday. Realty Income Corporation has a 1-year low of $55.86 and a 1-year high of $67.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $59.87 billion, a PE ratio of 46.18, a PEG ratio of 4.47 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a current ratio of 5.88, a quick ratio of 5.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $63.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $63.16.

Realty Income (NYSE:O - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.09. Realty Income had a net margin of 20.93% and a return on equity of 3.12%. The company had revenue of $1.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.40 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.05 earnings per share. Realty Income's quarterly revenue was up 9.7% on a year-over-year basis. Realty Income has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.440-4.450 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Realty Income Corporation will post 4.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Realty Income Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.271 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 31st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 5.1%. Realty Income's dividend payout ratio is currently 237.23%.

Realty Income Profile

Realty Income Corporation NYSE: O is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, owns and manages commercial properties subject primarily to long-term net lease agreements. The company's business model focuses on generating predictable, contractual rental income by leasing properties to tenants under agreements that typically place responsibility for taxes, insurance and maintenance on the tenant. Realty Income is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and markets itself as a reliable income-oriented REIT.

Realty Income's portfolio is concentrated in single-tenant, retail and service-oriented properties such as drugstores, convenience stores, dollar and discount retailers, restaurants, and other essential-service businesses.

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