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Realty logged a -1.1% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $57.67 per share.

Realty returned losses of -7.6% last year, with its stock price reaching a high of $68.85 and a low of $45.04. Over the same period, the stock underperformed the S&P 500 index by -32.2%. As of April 2023, the company's 50-day average price was $52.96. Realty Income, The Monthly Dividend Company, is an S&P 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index. Based in San Diego, CA, the large-cap Real Estate company has 391 full time employees. Realty has offered a 5.2% dividend yield over the last 12 months.

The Business Has Weak Operating Margins:

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Revenue (MM) $1,328 $1,488 $1,647 $2,080 $3,344 $3,891
Revenue Growth n/a 12.07% 10.68% 26.31% 60.72% 16.38%
Net Margins 27% 28% 24% 17% 26% 23%
Net Income (MM) $365 $437 $397 $361 $872 $885
Net Interest Expense (MM) $266 $291 $309 $324 $465 $653
Depreciation & Amort. (MM) $540 $594 $677 $898 $1,670 $1,857
Diluted Shares (MM) 290 316 345 415 612 844
Free Cash Flow (MM) -$829 $1,045 $1,107 $1,303 $2,468 $2,752
Capital Expenditures (MM) $1,769 $24 $9 $19 $96 $77
Total Debt (MM) $2,959 $8,412 $17,638 $29,795 $34,323 $40,116

A Lower P/B Ratio Than Its Sector Average but Trades Above Its Graham Number:

Realty has a trailing twelve month P/E ratio of 40.1, compared to an average of 25.55 for the Real Estate sector. Based on its EPS guidance of $1.41, the company has a forward P/E ratio of 37.6. In contrast, the market is likely undervaluing Realty in terms of its equity because its P/B ratio is 1.32 while the sector average is 2.1. The company's shares are currently trading 73.4% above their Graham number.

Realty Has an Average Rating of Buy:

The 12 analysts following Realty have set target prices ranging from $54.0 to $74.0 per share, for an average of $60.67 with a buy rating. As of April 2023, the company is trading -12.7% away from its average target price, indicating that there is an analyst consensus of some upside potential.

Realty has an average amount of shares sold short because 4.3% of the company's shares are sold short. Institutions own 79.9% of the company's shares, and the insider ownership rate stands at 0.12%, suggesting a small amount of insider investors. The largest shareholder is Vanguard Group Inc, whose 15% stake in the company is worth $6,393,516,096.

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