ETF Store Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Realty Income Co. (NYSE:O – Free Report) by 9.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,362 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 460 shares during the period. ETF Store Inc.’s holdings in Realty Income were worth $286,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. bought a new position in Realty Income in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Sierra Ocean LLC bought a new position in Realty Income in the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. BankPlus Trust Department bought a new position in Realty Income in the 4th quarter valued at about $37,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. increased its holdings in 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 buying an additional 567 shares during the period. Finally, Luken Investment Analytics LLC bought a new position in Realty Income in the 4th quarter valued at about $40,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.81% of the company’s stock.
Realty Income Stock Performance
Shares of O stock opened at $55.86 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $49.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.20, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $55.04 and its 200 day moving average is $57.76. Realty Income Co. has a 12 month low of $50.65 and a 12 month high of $64.88.
Realty Income Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a apr 25 dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be paid a $0.2685 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 1st. This is a boost 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 currently 327.55%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
O has been the topic of several research reports. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on shares of Realty Income from $62.00 to $60.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Realty Income from $72.00 to $71.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Mizuho cut their price target on shares of Realty Income from $60.00 to $54.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Realty Income from $56.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, BNP Paribas cut shares of Realty Income from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $61.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $62.04.
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About Realty Income
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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