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O vs. WMT, ADC, DG, EPR, and NNN

Should you buy Realty Income stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Realty Income with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Realty Income include Walmart (WMT), Agree Realty (ADC), Dollar General (DG), EPR Properties (EPR), and NNN REIT (NNN).

How does Realty Income compare to Walmart?

Realty Income (NYSE:O) and Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

In the previous week, Walmart had 14 more articles in the media than Realty Income. MarketBeat recorded 75 mentions for Walmart and 61 mentions for Realty Income. Walmart's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Realty Income's score of 0.86 indicating that Walmart is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Realty Income
34 Very Positive mention(s)
10 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Walmart
58 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Realty Income presently has a consensus price target of $66.77, suggesting a potential upside of 4.71%. Walmart has a consensus price target of $138.85, suggesting a potential upside of 24.15%. Given Walmart's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Walmart is more favorable than Realty Income.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Realty Income
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44
Walmart
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
31 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92

Realty Income pays an annual dividend of $3.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Walmart pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Realty Income pays out 266.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Walmart pays out 34.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Realty Income has raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years and Walmart has raised its dividend for 53 consecutive years.

Walmart has higher revenue and earnings than Realty Income. Walmart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Realty Income, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Realty Income$5.75B10.34$1.06B$1.2252.27
Walmart$713.16B1.25$21.89B$2.8539.24

Realty Income has a net margin of 18.94% compared to Walmart's net margin of 3.13%. Walmart's return on equity of 21.25% beat Realty Income's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Realty Income18.94% 2.80% 1.55%
Walmart 3.13%21.25%7.60%

Realty Income has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Walmart has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

70.8% of Realty Income shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of Walmart shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Realty Income shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Walmart shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Walmart beats Realty Income on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Realty Income compare to Agree Realty?

Realty Income (NYSE:O) and Agree Realty (NYSE:ADC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

Realty Income pays an annual dividend of $3.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Agree Realty pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Realty Income pays out 266.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Agree Realty pays out 173.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Realty Income has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years and Agree Realty has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Realty Income is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Realty Income had 55 more articles in the media than Agree Realty. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for Realty Income and 6 mentions for Agree Realty. Agree Realty's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Realty Income's score of 0.86 indicating that Agree Realty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Realty Income
34 Very Positive mention(s)
10 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Agree Realty
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

70.8% of Realty Income shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Agree Realty shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Realty Income shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Agree Realty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Realty Income has higher revenue and earnings than Agree Realty. Agree Realty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Realty Income, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Realty Income$5.75B10.34$1.06B$1.2252.27
Agree Realty$718.40M13.00$204.35M$1.8542.03

Realty Income currently has a consensus target price of $66.77, indicating a potential upside of 4.71%. Agree Realty has a consensus target price of $83.80, indicating a potential upside of 7.78%. Given Agree Realty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Agree Realty is more favorable than Realty Income.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Realty Income
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44
Agree Realty
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Agree Realty has a net margin of 29.25% compared to Realty Income's net margin of 18.94%. Agree Realty's return on equity of 3.95% beat Realty Income's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Realty Income18.94% 2.80% 1.55%
Agree Realty 29.25%3.95%2.39%

Realty Income has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Agree Realty has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Agree Realty beats Realty Income on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Realty Income compare to Dollar General?

Realty Income (NYSE:O) and Dollar General (NYSE:DG) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk.

Realty Income has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dollar General has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Realty Income had 49 more articles in the media than Dollar General. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for Realty Income and 12 mentions for Dollar General. Dollar General's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Realty Income's score of 0.86 indicating that Dollar General is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Realty Income
34 Very Positive mention(s)
10 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Dollar General
7 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Realty Income presently has a consensus price target of $66.77, suggesting a potential upside of 4.71%. Dollar General has a consensus price target of $131.27, suggesting a potential upside of 11.07%. Given Dollar General's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dollar General is more favorable than Realty Income.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Realty Income
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44
Dollar General
1 Sell rating(s)
18 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.31

Realty Income pays an annual dividend of $3.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Dollar General pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Realty Income pays out 266.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Dollar General pays out 33.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Realty Income has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years. Realty Income is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Dollar General has higher revenue and earnings than Realty Income. Dollar General is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Realty Income, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Realty Income$5.75B10.34$1.06B$1.2252.27
Dollar General$42.72B0.61$1.51B$7.0716.72

70.8% of Realty Income shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Dollar General shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Realty Income shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Dollar General shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Realty Income has a net margin of 18.94% compared to Dollar General's net margin of 3.63%. Dollar General's return on equity of 18.65% beat Realty Income's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Realty Income18.94% 2.80% 1.55%
Dollar General 3.63%18.65%4.97%

Summary

Dollar General beats Realty Income on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Realty Income compare to EPR Properties?

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) and Realty Income (NYSE:O) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability.

EPR Properties presently has a consensus target price of $63.19, suggesting a potential upside of 7.11%. Realty Income has a consensus target price of $66.77, suggesting a potential upside of 4.71%. Given EPR Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe EPR Properties is more favorable than Realty Income.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
EPR Properties
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58
Realty Income
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44

In the previous week, Realty Income had 50 more articles in the media than EPR Properties. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for Realty Income and 11 mentions for EPR Properties. Realty Income's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat EPR Properties' score of 0.71 indicating that Realty Income is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
EPR Properties
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Realty Income
34 Very Positive mention(s)
10 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

EPR Properties has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Realty Income has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

Realty Income has higher revenue and earnings than EPR Properties. EPR Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Realty Income, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
EPR Properties$718.36M6.28$274.94M$3.2318.26
Realty Income$5.75B10.34$1.06B$1.2252.27

EPR Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Realty Income pays an annual dividend of $3.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. EPR Properties pays out 115.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Realty Income pays out 266.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. EPR Properties has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Realty Income has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years. EPR Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

EPR Properties has a net margin of 37.50% compared to Realty Income's net margin of 18.94%. EPR Properties' return on equity of 11.68% beat Realty Income's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
EPR Properties37.50% 11.68% 4.83%
Realty Income 18.94%2.80%1.55%

74.7% of EPR Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.8% of Realty Income shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of EPR Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Realty Income shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

EPR Properties beats Realty Income on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Realty Income compare to NNN REIT?

Realty Income (NYSE:O) and NNN REIT (NYSE:NNN) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Realty Income has higher revenue and earnings than NNN REIT. NNN REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Realty Income, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Realty Income$5.75B10.34$1.06B$1.2252.27
NNN REIT$926.21M9.76$389.78M$2.0623.07

In the previous week, Realty Income had 59 more articles in the media than NNN REIT. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for Realty Income and 2 mentions for NNN REIT. Realty Income's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat NNN REIT's score of 0.07 indicating that Realty Income is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Realty Income
34 Very Positive mention(s)
10 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
NNN REIT
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

70.8% of Realty Income shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of NNN REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Realty Income shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of NNN REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

NNN REIT has a net margin of 41.38% compared to Realty Income's net margin of 18.94%. NNN REIT's return on equity of 8.81% beat Realty Income's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Realty Income18.94% 2.80% 1.55%
NNN REIT 41.38%8.81%4.14%

Realty Income currently has a consensus target price of $66.77, indicating a potential upside of 4.71%. NNN REIT has a consensus target price of $45.65, indicating a potential downside of 3.94%. Given Realty Income's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Realty Income is more favorable than NNN REIT.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Realty Income
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44
NNN REIT
2 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.08

Realty Income pays an annual dividend of $3.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. NNN REIT pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Realty Income pays out 266.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NNN REIT pays out 116.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Realty Income has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years and NNN REIT has increased its dividend for 35 consecutive years.

Realty Income has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NNN REIT has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Realty Income beats NNN REIT on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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O vs. The Competition

MetricRealty IncomeREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$59.46B$14.89B$14.06B$23.50B
Dividend Yield5.09%4.09%5.67%3.98%
P/E Ratio52.2734.4520.5931.55
Price / Sales10.347.8243.0522.16
Price / Cash16.0915.0819.4518.69
Price / Book1.462.822.264.81
Net Income$1.06B$468.16M$1.14B$1.07B
7 Day Performance1.22%-1.40%0.64%0.50%
1 Month Performance4.71%-1.95%2.41%4.72%
1 Year Performance10.52%8.57%12.00%18.23%

Realty Income Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
O
Realty Income
3.5929 of 5 stars
$63.77
-0.1%
$66.77
+4.7%
+10.5%$59.46B$5.75B52.27400
WMT
Walmart
4.8661 of 5 stars
$113.26
-1.2%
$138.85
+22.6%
+13.8%$901.33B$725.31B39.742,100,000
ADC
Agree Realty
4.0597 of 5 stars
$75.74
-1.5%
$83.80
+10.6%
+5.2%$9.10B$718.40M40.9480
DG
Dollar General
4.6258 of 5 stars
$115.16
-2.0%
$131.27
+14.0%
+3.4%$25.40B$42.72B16.29194,000
EPR
EPR Properties
3.4891 of 5 stars
$58.02
-1.7%
$61.69
+6.3%
-0.8%$4.44B$680.55M17.9660

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