PFW Advisors LLC Takes $683,000 Position in Realty Income Co. (NYSE:O)

PFW Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Realty Income Co. (NYSE:O - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 12,790 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $683,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton increased its position in shares of Realty Income by 75.4% during the 3rd quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 491 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 211 shares during the last quarter. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC grew its position in Realty Income by 133.3% during the third quarter. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC now owns 525 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the period. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. increased its holdings in Realty Income by 306.5% during the fourth 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 last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in Realty Income in the second quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, Pacifica Partners Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Realty Income by 89.2% during the 3rd quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 927 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 437 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.81% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

O has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Barclays assumed coverage on Realty Income in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. They set an "equal weight" rating and a $59.00 price objective for the company. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an "equal weight" rating and issued a $65.00 price objective (up from $62.00) on shares of Realty Income in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on shares of Realty Income in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. They set a "hold" rating and a $62.00 target price on the stock. UBS Group cut their price target on Realty Income from $72.00 to $71.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped 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. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Realty Income presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $62.50.

Realty Income Stock Up 1.6 %

Shares of NYSE O traded up $0.81 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $52.48. 5,169,358 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,205,354. Realty Income Co. has a 12 month low of $50.65 and a 12 month high of $64.88. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $55.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $58.37. The company has a quick ratio of 1.40, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The company has a market cap of $45.93 billion, a PE ratio of 49.98, a PEG ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.00.

Realty Income (NYSE:O - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.05 by ($0.75). The business had revenue of $1.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.26 billion. Realty Income had a net margin of 17.57% and a return on equity of 2.35%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 28.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.02 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Realty Income Co. will post 4.2 EPS for the current year.

Realty Income Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a jan 25 dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd will be issued a $0.264 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 2nd. This is a positive change from Realty Income's previous jan 25 dividend of $0.26. This represents a dividend yield of 5.7%. Realty Income's dividend payout ratio is currently 300.95%.

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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