VEREIT (VER) Stock Price, News & Analysis

VEREIT, Inc. (NYSE:VER) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 28th. The financial services provider reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.08. The financial services provider earned $289.67 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $295.90 million. VEREIT had a net margin of 22.20% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.87%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.15 earnings per share.

VEREIT (NYSE:VER) pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.68%. The dividend payout ratio is 59.49%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, VER will have a dividend payout ratio of 54.57% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Shares of VEREIT reverse split before market open on Friday, December 18th 2020. The 1-5 reverse split was announced on Thursday, November 5th 2020. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Thursday, December 17th 2020. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 20 shares after the split.

19 employees have rated VEREIT Chief Executive Officer Glenn Rufrano on Glassdoor.com. Glenn Rufrano has an approval rating of 71% among the company's employees.

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