Getty Realty (NYSE:GTY) Sets New 1-Year High After Better-Than-Expected Earnings

Shares of Getty Realty Corporation (NYSE:GTY) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday after the company announced better than expected quarterly earnings. The company traded as high as $32.54 and last traded at $32.13, with a volume of 48917 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $31.07.

The real estate investment trust reported $0.63 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.01. Getty Realty had a net margin of 35.72% and a return on equity of 7.86%. The firm had revenue of $60.55 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $55.94 million. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Getty Realty Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 26th will be issued a dividend of $0.485 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 26th. This represents a $1.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.8%. Getty Realty’s dividend payout ratio is presently 151.56%.

Key Getty Realty News

Here are the key news stories impacting Getty Realty this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results and metrics beat consensus — Q4 FFO/earnings topped estimates and revenue/FFO showed year-over-year improvement, supporting the stock reaction. Getty Realty (GTY) Q4 FFO and Revenues Top Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Strong operationals: AFFO per share rose ~3.8% and portfolio occupancy was ~99.7%; management emphasized resilient cash flow and well-covered dividends — factors that support investor income expectations. Getty Realty: A High-Yield REIT Still Flying Under The Radar
• Positive Sentiment: Acquisitions and yields: GTY invested ~$268.8M in 2025 at an initial cash yield ~7.9%, signaling accretive deployments that should support future FFO/AFFO. Getty Realty: A High-Yield REIT Still Flying Under The Radar
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend appeal reiterated — coverage and yield were highlighted across articles (MSN called out a ~6.2% yield), attracting income-focused investors. Stop and fuel up with this REIT’s high-octane 6.2% yield
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor materials and call transcripts are available for deeper detail — the earnings call and presentation provide line-item color on tenant mix, leasing cadence and 2026 guidance assumptions. Useful for modeling but not headline-moving by themselves. Getty Realty Corp. (GTY) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Preview/recap coverage (Yahoo, MSN, Seeking Alpha snapshots) summarizes expectations and results — helps confirm consensus views but contains no new surprises. Getty Realty: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
• Negative Sentiment: Macro and payout risk: authors note GTY is resilient “despite macro headwinds,” implying sensitivity to economic/retail conditions; investors should watch vacancy, rent growth and consumer-driven demand for fuel/convenience. Getty Realty: A High-Yield REIT Still Flying Under The Radar
• Negative Sentiment: Payout and leverage considerations — while dividend coverage is described as reasonable (~78% payout), a relatively high payout limits reinvestment and makes the dividend more dependent on stable FFO; monitor leverage and future maturities beyond 2028. Getty Realty Corp. (NYSE:GTY) Q4 2025 earnings call transcript

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Getty Realty in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $31.25.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Getty Realty

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Getty Realty by 2,308.6% during the third quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 457,536 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $12,276,000 after purchasing an additional 438,540 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in shares of Getty Realty by 164.7% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 637,865 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $17,458,000 after buying an additional 396,897 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC lifted its stake in Getty Realty by 42.3% during the 3rd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,142,413 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $30,651,000 after acquiring an additional 339,388 shares in the last quarter. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC lifted its stake in Getty Realty by 58.8% during the 4th quarter. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC now owns 802,660 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $21,969,000 after acquiring an additional 297,229 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its holdings in Getty Realty by 419.7% during the 3rd quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 286,923 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $7,698,000 after acquiring an additional 231,714 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.11% of the company’s stock.

Getty Realty Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a current ratio of 2.20. The company has a market capitalization of $1.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.84, a P/E/G ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 0.84. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $29.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $28.24.

Getty Realty Company Profile

Getty Realty Corp is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that specializes in the acquisition, ownership and leasing of service station and convenience retail properties. The company’s portfolio consists primarily of fee-simple and ground-leased sites, which are leased to major national and regional fuel and convenience store operators under long-term, triple-net leases. This structure provides Getty Realty with a stable stream of contractual rental income and limited operational responsibilities.

Founded in 1981, Getty Realty became a publicly listed company in 2005 and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GTY.