Realty Income (NYSE:O) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Realty Income issued its FY 2025 earnings guidance, projecting earnings per share in the range of 4.240-4.280, slightly below the consensus estimate of 4.281.
• The company's latest earnings report revealed an EPS of $1.05, missing estimates by $0.01, though revenue increased by 5.3% year-over-year.
• Realty Income's recent dividend announcement includes a payment of $0.269 per share, representing a high dividend yield of 570.0% and a payout ratio of 293.64%.

Realty Income (NYSE:O - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 4.240-4.280 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.281. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Realty Income Stock Performance

Shares of Realty Income stock traded up $0.16 during trading on Thursday, reaching $57.07. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,342,981 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,550,343. The business's fifty day moving average price is $57.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $56.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 1.74 and a current ratio of 1.74. The firm has a market cap of $51.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.01 and a beta of 0.76. Realty Income has a one year low of $50.71 and a one year high of $64.88.

Realty Income (NYSE:O - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.06 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.33 billion. Realty Income had a net margin of 18.15% and a return on equity of 2.51%. The company's revenue was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.07 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Realty Income will post 4.19 earnings per share for the current year.

Realty Income Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a aug 25 dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.269 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 1st. This represents a dividend yield of 570.0%. Realty Income's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 293.64%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on O shares. UBS Group cut their target price on Realty Income from $64.00 to $62.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on Realty Income from $65.50 to $68.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of Realty Income in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Wolfe Research cut shares of Realty Income from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Wedbush reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $61.00 target price on shares of Realty Income in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $61.36.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Realty Income

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of O. Woodline Partners LP lifted its position in Realty Income by 41.3% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 73,942 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $4,289,000 after acquiring an additional 21,603 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Realty Income by 14.9% during the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 25,401 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,474,000 after purchasing an additional 3,290 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in Realty Income by 8.0% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 18,029 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,041,000 after acquiring an additional 1,330 shares during the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Realty Income during the 4th quarter worth $571,000. Finally, Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Realty Income by 11.2% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 6,101 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $326,000 after buying an additional 615 shares during the last quarter. 70.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Realty Income

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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