MUFG Securities EMEA plc Acquires 20,212 Shares of Realty Income Corporation $O

MUFG Securities EMEA plc grew its holdings in shares of Realty Income Corporation (NYSE:O) by 115.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 37,712 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 20,212 shares during the quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc’s holdings in Realty Income were worth $2,126,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Realty Income in the 4th quarter worth $558,775,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Realty Income by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 149,730,338 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $9,102,107,000 after purchasing an additional 3,594,127 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Realty Income by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 63,028,892 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $3,831,526,000 after purchasing an additional 1,295,936 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its position in shares of Realty Income by 52.7% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 2,741,766 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $166,672,000 after purchasing an additional 946,815 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc raised its holdings in shares of Realty Income by 8.3% during the 4th quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 10,699,509 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $603,131,000 after buying an additional 823,489 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.81% of the company’s stock.

Realty Income Trading Down 2.8%

Shares of O opened at $59.56 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $55.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.82, a PEG ratio of 4.78 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a quick ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $62.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $61.21. Realty Income Corporation has a twelve month low of $55.52 and a twelve month high of $67.93.

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

Realty Income Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be given a dividend of $0.2705 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 5.4%. Realty Income’s dividend payout ratio is presently 265.57%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Realty Income news, insider Michelle Bushore sold 7,400 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $62.42, for a total transaction of $461,908.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 67,641 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,222,151.22. This represents a 9.86% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have commented on O. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Realty Income in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price objective on shares of Realty Income from $60.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. UBS Group raised shares of Realty Income to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday. Loop Capital set a $69.00 price target on shares of Realty Income in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Realty Income from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 28th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Realty Income presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $67.46.

Realty Income Company 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.