What is Wedbush's Forecast for Realty Income Q2 Earnings?

Realty Income Co. (NYSE:O - Free Report) - Wedbush issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Realty Income in a report issued on Tuesday, May 6th. Wedbush analyst J. Kornreich anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $1.06 for the quarter. Wedbush has a "Neutral" rating and a $61.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Realty Income's current full-year earnings is $4.19 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Realty Income's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.07 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.07 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.26 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.38 EPS.

Realty Income (NYSE:O - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.06 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.06. Realty Income had a net margin of 17.57% and a return on equity of 2.35%. The company had revenue of $1.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.28 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.03 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on O. BNP Paribas cut Realty Income from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $61.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Realty Income from $65.50 to $68.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of Realty Income in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Realty Income from $64.00 to $61.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Finally, Scotiabank decreased their price objective on Realty Income from $59.00 to $57.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 28th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $61.77.

Realty Income Stock Up 0.9 %

Realty Income stock traded up $0.50 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $56.75. 3,633,607 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,181,404. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 1.40 and a current ratio of 1.40. The firm has a market cap of $50.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.05, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.78. The business has a fifty day moving average of $56.55 and a 200 day moving average of $55.99. Realty Income has a 12-month low of $50.71 and a 12-month high of $64.88.

Realty Income Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a may 25 dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be given a dividend of $0.2685 per share. This represents a yield of 6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 1st. Realty Income's dividend payout ratio is presently 292.73%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Realty Income

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in O. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. purchased a new stake in Realty Income during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. purchased a new stake in Realty Income during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. PSI Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Realty Income by 78.3% during the first quarter. PSI Advisors LLC now owns 574 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. Sierra Ocean LLC purchased a new position in shares of Realty Income in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, FSC Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Realty Income by 288.0% in the first quarter. FSC Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 613 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 455 shares during the last quarter. 70.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.