Realty Income Corporation (NYSE:O) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Realty Income Corporation (NYSE:O) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the sixteen research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $66.7679.

Several research firms have weighed in on O. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Realty Income from $65.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Stifel Nicolaus set a $70.75 target price on shares of Realty Income in a research report on Tuesday. Scotiabank decreased their target price on shares of Realty Income from $72.00 to $67.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on shares of Realty Income from $70.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Realty Income in a research report on Friday, April 10th.

Realty Income News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Realty Income’s new data-center joint venture could expand its growth runway and add exposure to a high-demand digital infrastructure market.
• Positive Sentiment: The JV starts with more than $6 billion in seed assets and is designed around long-duration leases to investment-grade tenants, which may support stable income growth.
• Neutral Sentiment: The company announced that it will report second-quarter 2026 earnings on August 5, keeping investors focused on upcoming operating results.
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent articles highlighted Realty Income as a dividend stock to watch, but these mentions are not likely to materially move the shares on their own.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Realty Income

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of O. DGS Capital Management LLC raised its position in Realty Income by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC now owns 3,836 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $216,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Patrick M Sweeney & Associates Inc. boosted its holdings in Realty Income by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Patrick M Sweeney & Associates Inc. now owns 3,801 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $214,000 after acquiring an additional 164 shares during the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC boosted its holdings in Realty Income by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 2,417 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $136,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. Sage Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its holdings in Realty Income by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Sage Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 7,844 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $442,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trust Investment Advisors grew its stake in shares of Realty Income by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Trust Investment Advisors now owns 23,266 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,311,000 after acquiring an additional 178 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.81% of the company’s stock.

Realty Income Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:O opened at $61.89 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. Realty Income has a twelve month low of $55.86 and a twelve month high of $67.93. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $62.00 and its 200-day moving average is $61.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $57.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.73, a PEG ratio of 4.84 and a beta of 0.72.

Realty Income (NYSE:O) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analysts’ expectations of $1.39 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.06 EPS. Realty Income’s quarterly revenue 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that Realty Income will post 4.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Realty Income Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.271 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. This is a positive change from Realty Income’s previous monthly dividend of $0.27. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.3%. Realty Income’s payout ratio is presently 266.39%.

About Realty Income

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.