Cascade Financial Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Realty Income Corporation (NYSE:O - Free Report) by 135.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 13,738 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 7,898 shares during the quarter. Cascade Financial Partners LLC's holdings in Realty Income were worth $797,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. PSI Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Realty Income by 78.3% during the 1st quarter. PSI Advisors LLC now owns 574 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. FSC Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Realty Income by 288.0% during the 1st quarter. FSC Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 613 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 455 shares during the last quarter. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Realty Income in the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. Orion Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Realty Income in the 4th quarter worth about $37,000. Finally, GKV Capital Management Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in Realty Income in the 1st quarter worth about $46,000. 70.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on O shares. Barclays reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of Realty Income in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Realty Income from $62.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Realty Income from $65.50 to $68.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Realty Income from $64.00 to $61.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 5th. Finally, Wolfe Research lowered Realty Income from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $61.73.
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Realty Income Stock Up 1.0%
Shares of NYSE O opened at $58.40 on Friday. Realty Income Corporation has a 52 week low of $50.71 and a 52 week high of $64.88. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $57.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $56.55. The company has a quick ratio of 1.85, a current ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. The company has a market cap of $53.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 56.70, a P/E/G ratio of 4.47 and a beta of 0.76.
Realty Income (NYSE:O - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.06 by ($0.01). Realty Income had a return on equity of 2.34% and a net margin of 16.77%. The company had revenue of $1.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.33 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.07 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts anticipate that Realty Income Corporation will post 4.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Realty Income Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.269 per share. This is a boost from Realty Income's previous monthly dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.5%. Realty Income's dividend payout ratio is 313.59%.
Realty Income Company Profile
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Realty Income, The Monthly Dividend Company, is an S&P 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index. We invest in people and places to deliver dependable monthly dividends that increase over time. The company is structured as a real estate investment trust ("REIT"), and its monthly dividends are supported by the cash flow from over 15,450 real estate properties (including properties acquired in the Spirit merger in January 2024) primarily owned under long-term net lease agreements with commercial clients.
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