FY2025 EPS Estimates for Realty Income Decreased by Analyst

Realty Income Co. (NYSE:O) – Equities researchers at Wedbush reduced their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Realty Income in a research note issued on Monday, March 3rd. Wedbush analyst J. Kornreich now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $4.27 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $4.33. The consensus estimate for Realty Income’s current full-year earnings is $4.19 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Realty Income’s FY2026 earnings at $4.39 EPS.

Realty Income (NYSE:O) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.06 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. Realty Income had a return on equity of 2.35% and a net margin of 17.57%.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their target price on Realty Income from $62.00 to $60.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. UBS Group cut their price target on Realty Income from $72.00 to $71.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Mizuho lowered their price objective on Realty Income from $60.00 to $54.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. BNP Paribas downgraded Realty Income from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $61.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on Realty Income from $70.00 to $66.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Realty Income currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $61.81.

Realty Income Price Performance

Realty Income stock opened at $57.53 on Tuesday. Realty Income has a 52 week low of $50.65 and a 52 week high of $64.88. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $54.34 and a 200-day moving average of $57.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 1.40 and a current ratio of 1.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $51.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.00.

Realty Income Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a mar 25 dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a $0.268 dividend. This is a boost from Realty Income’s previous mar 25 dividend of $0.26. This represents a dividend yield of 5.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. Realty Income’s payout ratio is currently 327.55%.

Institutional Trading of Realty Income

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Realty Income in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Realty Income in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Sierra Ocean LLC bought a new stake in shares of Realty Income in the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new position in Realty Income in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC bought a new position in Realty Income in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. 70.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Realty Income Company Profile

Realty Income, The Monthly Dividend Company, is an S&P 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index. We invest in people and places to deliver dependable monthly dividends that increase over time. The company is structured as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”), and its monthly dividends are supported by the cash flow from over 15,450 real estate properties (including properties acquired in the Spirit merger in January 2024) primarily owned under long-term net lease agreements with commercial clients.