<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Russell Investments Group Ltd. decreased its position in shares of  Realty Income Corporation (NYSE:O - Free Report) by 1.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor  owned 1,377,512 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 23,121 shares during the quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. owned 0.15% of Realty Income worth $79,866,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>Realty Income</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><ul><li>3 Energy Stocks to Gain Exposure to the Carbon Capture Boom</li></ul><p>Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of  Realty Income by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 15,503 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $899,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares during the last quarter.  Associated Banc Corp raised its position in shares of  Realty Income by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Associated Banc Corp now owns 10,252 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $595,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares during the last quarter.  Kentucky Trust Co raised its position in shares of  Realty Income by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Kentucky Trust Co now owns 9,035 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $524,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares during the last quarter.  B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of  Realty Income by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 12,640 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $675,000 after purchasing an additional 241 shares during the last quarter.  Finally, PSI Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of  Realty Income by 78.3% during the 1st quarter. PSI Advisors LLC now owns 574 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own  70.81% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Realty Income Trading Up 0.5%</h2><p>O stock opened at $57.69 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $52.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.01, a PEG ratio of 4.04 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a quick ratio of 1.85, a current ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $57.26 and a 200-day simple moving average of $56.49. Realty Income Corporation has a 52 week low of $50.71 and a 52 week high of $64.88. </p><ul><li>Data Centers Create a Bull Case for These Nuclear 3 Stocks</li></ul><p>Realty Income (NYSE:O - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.06 by ($0.01). Realty Income had a return on equity of 2.34% and a net margin of 16.77%. The firm had revenue of $1.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.33 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.07 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 5.3% on a year-over-year basis.  On average, equities research analysts expect that  Realty Income Corporation will post 4.19 EPS for the current year. </p><h2>Realty Income Announces Dividend</h2><p>The firm also recently declared a aug 25 dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 1st will be given a dividend of $0.269 per share. This represents a yield of 570.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 1st. Realty Income's dividend payout ratio  is 312.62%. </p><h2>Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades</h2><ul><li>On Holdings: Correction Is Over, the Sprint to Highs Is On</li></ul><p>Several brokerages have weighed in on O. Wedbush  reiterated a &#34;neutral&#34; rating and issued a $61.00 price target on shares of Realty Income in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. cut their price target on Realty Income from $64.00 to $61.00 and set a &#34;neutral&#34; rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 5th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Realty Income from $65.50 to $68.00 and gave the company a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Wolfe Research downgraded Realty Income from an &#34;outperform&#34; rating to a &#34;peer perform&#34; rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their price target on Realty Income from $57.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a &#34;sector perform&#34; rating in a report on Monday, May 12th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of &#34;Hold&#34; and an average target price of $61.36.</p><p><b>Read Our Latest Report on O</b></p><h2>About Realty Income</h2> (Free Report)<p>Realty Income, The Monthly Dividend Company, is an S&amp;P 500 company and member of the S&amp;P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index. We invest in people and places to deliver dependable monthly dividends that increase over time. The company is structured as a real estate investment trust (&#34;REIT&#34;), and its monthly dividends are supported by the cash flow from over 15,450 real estate properties (including properties acquired in the Spirit merger in January 2024) primarily owned under long-term net lease agreements with commercial clients.</p><h2>See Also</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Realty Income</li><li>How to start investing in penny stocks</li><li>NFL and WWE Land on ESPN—The Impact on Disney and TKO Stocks</li><li>3 Stocks to Protect Your Portfolio from the Coronavirus Contagion </li><li>If Qualcomm Holds $145, Its Next Move Could Be Massive</li><li>Mastering Discipline: Overcoming Emotional Challenges In Trading</li><li>Intel's White House Reset: From Political Storm to a Clearer Sky</li></ul><p><strong>Want to see what other hedge funds are holding O?</strong> Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Realty Income Corporation (NYSE:O - Free Report).</p><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5ZU0UmU3ltYm9sPU8?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="650" height="350" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5ZU0UmU3ltYm9sPU8"/></p><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate reporting. This story was reviewed by MarketBeat's editorial team prior to publication. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.</em></p><h2>Should You Invest $1,000 in Realty Income Right Now?</h2><p>Before you consider Realty Income, you'll want to hear this.</p><p>MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Realty Income wasn't on the list.</p><p>While Realty Income currently has a Hold rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.</p><p>View The Five Stocks Here</p>                  </div>

<p>Russell Investments Group Ltd. has reduced its stake in Realty Income Corporation (NYSE:O) by 1.7% in Q1, now holding 1,377,512 shares valued at approximately $79.87 million. Other institutional investors have also adjusted their positions, with N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC increasing its stake by 1.2%. Realty Income's stock opened at $57.69, with a market cap of $52.75 billion. The company reported a quarterly EPS of $1.05, slightly below estimates, and declared a dividend of $0.269 per share, payable on August 15.</p>

Russell Investments Group Ltd. Lowers Stock Position in Realty Income Corporation (NYSE:O)