Realty Income Corporation $O Shares Purchased by Forsta AP Fonden

Forsta AP Fonden increased its holdings in shares of Realty Income Corporation (NYSE:O) by 4.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 220,600 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,300 shares during the period. Forsta AP Fonden’s holdings in Realty Income were worth $12,435,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Realty Income during the fourth quarter worth $558,775,000. Eurizon SLJ Capital Ltd acquired a new position in Realty Income during the fourth quarter worth $138,000. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. acquired a new position in Realty Income during the fourth quarter worth $8,121,000. Fideuram Asset Management Ireland dac acquired a new position in Realty Income during the fourth quarter worth $545,000. Finally, Linscomb Wealth Inc. grew its holdings in Realty Income by 17.5% during the fourth quarter. Linscomb Wealth Inc. now owns 64,762 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $3,651,000 after acquiring an additional 9,658 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.81% of the company’s stock.

Realty Income Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:O opened at $61.31 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a current ratio of 1.56. Realty Income Corporation has a one year low of $55.52 and a one year high of $67.93. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $62.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is $61.19. The company has a market cap of $57.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.25, a PEG ratio of 4.78 and a beta of 0.73.

Realty Income (NYSE:O) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.03. Realty Income had a return on equity of 2.80% and a net margin of 18.94%.The company had revenue of $1.55 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.39 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.06 EPS. Realty Income’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Realty Income has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.410-4.440 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Realty Income Corporation will post 4.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Realty Income Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be issued a dividend of $0.2705 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 5.3%. Realty Income’s payout ratio is currently 266.39%.

Insider Transactions at Realty Income

In other Realty Income news, insider Michelle Bushore sold 7,400 shares of Realty Income stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.42, for a total transaction of $461,908.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 67,641 shares in the company, valued at $4,222,151.22. The trade was a 9.86% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Freedom Capital raised Realty Income from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Loop Capital set a $69.00 price target on Realty Income in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Realty Income from $67.75 to $70.50 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Realty Income from $66.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Scotiabank restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Realty Income in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $67.35.

Realty Income Profile

Realty Income Corporation (NYSE: O) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, owns and manages commercial properties subject primarily to long-term net lease agreements. The company’s business model focuses on generating predictable, contractual rental income by leasing properties to tenants under agreements that typically place responsibility for taxes, insurance and maintenance on the tenant. Realty Income is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and markets itself as a reliable income-oriented REIT.

Realty Income’s portfolio is concentrated in single-tenant, retail and service-oriented properties such as drugstores, convenience stores, dollar and discount retailers, restaurants, and other essential-service businesses.