Great Lakes Advisors LLC grew its stake in Realty Income Co. (NYSE:O – Free Report) by 3.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 28,360 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 1,013 shares during the period. Great Lakes Advisors LLC’s holdings in Realty Income were worth $1,515,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. purchased a new position in Realty Income in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Sierra Ocean LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Realty Income in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. BankPlus Trust Department purchased a new stake in shares of Realty Income in the 4th quarter valued at $37,000. Luken Investment Analytics LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Realty Income in the 4th quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, ST Germain D J Co. Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Realty Income by 306.5% in the 4th quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 752 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 567 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.81% of the company’s stock.
Realty Income Stock Up 1.7 %
Shares of NYSE O opened at $56.79 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. Realty Income Co. has a 12 month low of $50.65 and a 12 month high of $64.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $50.63 billion, a PE ratio of 54.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.00. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $55.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $57.69.
Realty Income Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a apr 25 dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be issued a $0.2685 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 1st. This is a positive change from Realty Income’s previous apr 25 dividend of $0.27. This represents a yield of 5.7%. Realty Income’s dividend payout ratio is 327.55%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on O. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price objective on shares of Realty Income from $62.00 to $60.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Mizuho cut their price objective on shares of 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 cut shares of 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on shares of Realty Income in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $62.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on shares of Realty Income from $56.00 to $59.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $62.04.
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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.
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