NYSE:VER - Vereit Stock Price, Price Target & More

Vereit trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "VER."

Vereit declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, June 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.138 per share on Monday, July 16th. This represents a $0.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.40%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 28th. View Vereit's Dividend History.

Vereit announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Sunday, June 4th 2017, which permits the company to buyback $200,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Vereit Inc (NYSE:VER) released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May, 4th. The financial services provider reported $0.01 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.17. The financial services provider had revenue of $290.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $299.80 million. Vereit had a net margin of 3.78% and a return on equity of 0.94%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.19 earnings per share. View Vereit's Earnings History.

Vereit is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, August, 3rd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Vereit.

4 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Vereit's stock. Their predictions range from $7.00 to $9.00. On average, they expect Vereit's stock price to reach $8.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Vereit.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vereit in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

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Media headlines about VER stock have been trending somewhat positive on Tuesday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Vereit earned a news impact score of 0.07 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the financial services provider an impact score of 44.33 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.

Vereit's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Bank of Montreal Can (0.25%), Financial & Investment Management Group Ltd. (0.10%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%), Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (0.04%), Clinton Group Inc. (0.02%) and DnB Asset Management AS (0.02%). Company insiders that own Vereit stock include Glenn J Rufrano, Hugh R Frater, Julie Richardson, Paul H Mcdowell, Thomas W Roberts and William Craig Jr Miller. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Vereit.

VER stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can, Financial & Investment Management Group Ltd. and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. View Insider Buying and Selling for Vereit.

VER stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Clinton Group Inc., Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, IFM Investors Pty Ltd and DnB Asset Management AS. Company insiders that have bought Vereit stock in the last two years include Glenn J Rufrano, Hugh R Frater, Julie Richardson, Paul H Mcdowell, Thomas W Roberts and William Craig Jr Miller. View Insider Buying and Selling for Vereit.

Shares of VER can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of VER stock can currently be purchased for approximately $7.46.

Vereit has a market capitalization of $7.45 billion and generates $1.25 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $31.81 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.70 on an earnings per share basis. Vereit employs 330 workers across the globe.

Vereit's mailing address is 2325 E. CAMELBACK ROAD SUITE 1100, PHOENIX AZ, 85016. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 800-606-3610 or via email at [email protected]