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Realty Income Signals Turbulence Ahead, Shores Up Liquidity Position

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Image Source: Realty Income Corporation – First Quarter of 2020 Earnings IR Presentation By Callum Turcan On May 4, the real estate investment trust (‘REIT’) Realty Income Corporation (O) posted first-quarter 2020 earnings that saw its adjusted funds from operations (‘AFFO’) per share jump by over 7% year-over-year, hitting $0.78 last quarter. Realty Income pays out a monthly dividend, and shares of O yield ~5.1% as of this writing. We like the REIT’s business model, which invests in single-tenant commercial properties, and we view Realty Income as well-positioned to ride out the ongoing coronavirus (‘COVID-19’) pandemic. However, we caution that its near-term financial performance will come under fire from some of its tenants no longer being able to (or willing … Read more

Jobless Claims Spike; Restaurants, REITs In Trouble

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Image: DOL. “The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 2,898,450 in the week ending March 21, an increase of 2,647,034 (or 1,052.9 percent) from the previous week.” By Brian Nelson, CFA On March 26, the Department of Labor reported a surge in jobless claims for the week ending March 21 to 3.28 million, a number that “shatters the Great Recession peak of 665,000 in March 2009 and the all-time mark of 695,000 in October 1982.” The economic situation remains dire as the White House struggles to contain COVID-19 amid what could become one of the worst economic periods since the Great Depression, or one that can turn into the next Great Depression. We’ve written about … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending January 6

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending January 6. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Alamo (ALG): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.09. Atrium Mortgage Investment (AMIVE): now C$0.073333 per share monthly dividend, was C$0.071667. Bank of the Ozarks (OZRK): now $0.17 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.165. Brixmor Property (BRX): now $0.26 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.245. CenterPoint (CNP): now $0.2675 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.26. Enbridge (ENB): now C$0.583 per share quarterly dividend, was C$0.53. … Read more

Podcast: REITs, Interest Rates and Beyond!

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The Valuentum analyst team talks REITs and the reasons why REIT investors should pay close attention to changes in Treasury rates. Various secular themes across the data center, healthcare, office, and mall REITs are discussed, and an explanation for the sector’s systematically poor raw, unadjusted Dividend Cushion ratios is covered. ~8 mins. Tickerized for various ETFs and the holdings in the VNQ. Brian Nelson, CFA: In September, REITs were officially broken out from the financial sector to their own sector of the S&P 500 — some 30 or so stocks with $600 billion in market capitalization, or about 3% of the S&P 500. Could this change have marked a peak in performance for equity and mortgage REIT stocks? Are investors … Read more

Dividend Increases for the Week Ending October 31

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending October 31. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Access Midstream Partners (ACMP): now $0.615 per share quarterly distribution, was $0.5950. AFLAC (AFL): now $0.39 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.37. Allison Transmission (ALSN): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12. Associated Banc (ASBC): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.09. Atlas Energy (ATLS): now $0.52 per share quarterly distribution, was $0.49. Atlas Pipeline (APL): now $0.64 per share quarterly distribution, was $0.63. … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of November 3

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending November 3. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week                          AllianceBernstein (AB): now $0.65 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.61. Amcor (AMCR): now $0.1250 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1225. American Financial (AFG): now $1.50 per share special dividend, was $0.71. Banco Santander (SAN): now $0.085 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.063. Black Diamond Group Limited (BDI:CA): now CAD 0.03 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.02. Brixmor Property (BRX): now $0.2725 per share … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending November 2

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending November 2. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Aircastle (AYR): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.28. AllianceBernstein (AB): now $0.69 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.62. American Assets Trust (AAT): now $0.28 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.27. Apollo Global Management (APO): now $0.46 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.43. Arbor Realty Trust (ABR): now $0.27 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25. Black Stone Minerals (BSM): now $0.37 per share quarterly dividend, … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of November 1

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending November 1. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week                          AbbVie (ABBV): now $1.64 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.55. Adecoagro (AGRO): now $0.174 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.168. Amcor (AMCR): now $0.1275 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1250. Associated Banc-Corp (ASB): now $0.23 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22. Atlas Energy Solution (AESI): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23. Balfour Beatty plc (BLFBY): now $0.0803 per share semi-annual dividend. Banco … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week November 6

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending November 6. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Aaron’s (AAN): now $0.045 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.040. Amcor (AMCR): now $0.1175 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1150. AmerisourceBergen (ABC): now $0.44 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.42. Apartment Investment (AIV): now $8.20 per share special dividend, was $0.41. Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. (BSBR): now $0.04 per share dividend, was $0.034. Barrick Gold (GOLD): now $0.09 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.08. BG Staffing … Read more