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MarketBeat ‘Stock of the Week’: Spirit Realty deal rattles REITs

Written by MarketBeat Staff
November 6, 2023

Key Points

  • Realty Income announced a plan to merge with Spirit Realty in a $9.3 billion all-stock deal that would combine two of the country’s largest real estate financing groups.
  • The timing of the deal coincided well with last week’s Fed decision to keep benchmark interest rates as they are, offering a big sigh of relief for REIT shareholders.
  • Truist reiterated its buy rating for Spirit Realty and gave a revised $45.00 price target, while other revised Wall Street targets are in the low $40’s post-announcement.
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Companies Mentioned in This Article

CompanyMarketRank™Current PricePrice ChangeDividend YieldP/E RatioConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target
Spirit Realty Capital (SRC)N/A$42.31flat6.33%24.18N/AN/A
Realty Income (O)
3.4498 of 5 stars		$56.75+0.9%5.67%54.05Hold$61.77
Simon Property Group (SPG)
3.2031 of 5 stars		$163.26+0.2%5.15%22.49Moderate Buy$178.39
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA)
3.3843 of 5 stars		$11.24+0.7%8.90%-1.10Reduce$10.59
Dollar Tree (DLTR)
3.37 of 5 stars		$85.51+0.2%N/A-17.93Hold$82.68
BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ)
1.7026 of 5 stars		$114.75+0.0%N/A27.58Moderate Buy$112.12
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY)
3.8215 of 5 stars		$19.86-5.6%3.22%9.83Hold$33.00
Dollar General (DG)
4.4426 of 5 stars		$91.70-0.3%2.57%15.11Hold$95.16
At Home Group (HOME)
0.2362 of 5 stars		$36.99flatN/A14.74N/AN/A
3M (MMM)
4.2866 of 5 stars		$142.25+0.8%2.05%18.84Moderate Buy$149.29
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