City Office REIT (NYSE:CIO – Get Free Report) was upgraded by research analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a note issued to investors on Thursday.
City Office REIT Stock Performance
Shares of CIO opened at $4.63 on Thursday. City Office REIT has a 1 year low of $3.45 and a 1 year high of $6.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 3.33 and a current ratio of 3.33. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $4.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $4.85. The company has a market capitalization of $185.91 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -18.52, a PEG ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.84.
City Office REIT (NYSE:CIO – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 22nd. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.11) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.31 by ($0.42). City Office REIT had a negative return on equity of 0.40% and a negative net margin of 1.50%. The company had revenue of $44.32 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $44.47 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.38 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that City Office REIT will post 1.09 EPS for the current year.
Insider Transactions at City Office REIT
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of City Office REIT by 73.2% in the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,059,006 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,501,000 after acquiring an additional 447,484 shares during the period. Penserra Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of City Office REIT by 14.4% in the 3rd quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 101,255 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $430,000 after acquiring an additional 12,773 shares during the period. Diligent Investors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of City Office REIT in the 3rd quarter worth about $98,000. Nomura Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in shares of City Office REIT by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 1,695,635 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $7,206,000 after acquiring an additional 46,800 shares during the period. Finally, Koss Olinger Consulting LLC increased its holdings in shares of City Office REIT by 47.7% in the 3rd quarter. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC now owns 36,051 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $153,000 after acquiring an additional 11,640 shares during the period. 67.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
About City Office REIT
City Office REIT is an internally-managed real estate company focused on acquiring, owning and operating high-quality office properties located predominantly in Sun Belt markets. City Office currently owns or has a controlling interest in 5.7 million square feet of office properties. The Company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust for U.S.
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