National Retail Properties - NNN Stock Forecast, Price & News

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for National Retail Properties in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" NNN shares.
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7 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for National Retail Properties' shares. Their NNN share price forecasts range from $46.00 to $54.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $49.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 14.7% from the stock's current price.
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National Retail Properties' stock was trading at $45.76 at the beginning of the year. Since then, NNN stock has decreased by 5.4% and is now trading at $43.30.
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National Retail Properties saw a drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,220,000 shares, a drop of 19.9% from the February 28th total of 2,770,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 951,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.3 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 2nd 2023.
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National Retail Properties, Inc. (NYSE:NNN) posted its earnings results on Thursday, February, 9th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.29. The real estate investment trust earned $198.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $196.58 million. National Retail Properties had a net margin of 43.29% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.40%. National Retail Properties's revenue was up 6.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.77 EPS.

National Retail Properties announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 13th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.55 per share on Wednesday, February 15th. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, January 30th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of National Retail Properties (NYSE:NNN) stock in their portfolio include NETLease Corporate Real Estate ETF (NETL), Janus Henderson U.S. Real Estate ETF (JRE), First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Low Volatility ETF (DVOL), Fidelity Real Estate Investment ETF (FPRO), First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Dividend ETF (DDIV), Freedom Day Dividend ETF (MBOX), Federated Hermes U.S. Strategic Dividend ETF (FDV) and ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (REGL).

National Retail Properties (NYSE:NNN) pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.22%. NNN has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 33 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 117.02%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, NNN will have a dividend payout ratio of 66.87% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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National Retail Properties issued an update on its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 9th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.19-$3.25 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $3.21. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

2 employees have rated National Retail Properties Chief Executive Officer Craig Macnab on Glassdoor.com. Craig Macnab has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts Craig Macnab in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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National Retail Properties trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NNN."

National Retail Properties' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Victory Capital Management Inc. (4.74%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (4.81%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.99%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.58%), PGGM Investments (1.40%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.36%). Insiders that own company stock include Christopher Paul Tessitore, Julian E Whitehurst, Kevin B Habicht, Michelle Lynn Miller and Stephen A Horn Jr.
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Shares of NNN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of NNN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $43.30.

National Retail Properties (NYSE:NNN) has a market capitalization of $7.88 billion and generates $773.05 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $334.63 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.88 on an earnings per share basis.

National Retail Properties' mailing address is 450 S ORANGE AVE SUITE 900, ORLANDO FL, 32801. The official website for the company is www.nnnreit.com. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at (407) 265-7348, via email at investorrelations@nnnreit.com, or via fax at 407-650-3650.