Opinions Derek Warren
Realty Income CorpOCOMMENTApr 18, 2017
Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 08, 2026. Market Open.
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Pays a 5.7% dividend yield, paid monthly; dividend has been raised four times this year. They own over 15,000 commercial properties, mostly leased to retail industrial. Shares haven't done much and fell recently after the companies tightened their full-year forecast. Occupancy rate is 98.7% in Q3, so they're not struggling. Most tenants are grocers and selling other necessities, so safe.
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Premium contentWilliam (Bill) and Joan Clark founded Realty Income after acquiring a Northridge, California, Taco Bell property directly from Taco Bell founder Glen Bell in 1969. Their vision was to create a platform that provided shareholders monthly dividends that increase over time. Bill and Joan took a unique approach, purchasing commercial real estate and leasing each property to well-qualified companies with a strong financial profile in exchange for capital. This provided the operator access to growth capital while generating a steady stream of monthly revenue for Realty Income, supporting increasing monthly dividends. Social media mentions are up 400% in the past 24h.
Premium contentRealty income (nyse: o), founded in 1969, is an s&p 500 company dedicated to providing shareholders with dependable monthly income. the revenue to pay monthly dividends is generated from over 4,400 commercial properties in 49 states and puerto rico that we own under long-term leases, primarily with large commercial enterprises that operate multiple locations. our shares are traded under the ticker symbol “o” on the new york stock exchange. for more information about realty income please visit us at www.realtyincome.com. Social media mentions are up 120% in the past 24h.
Premium contentRealty income (nyse: o), founded in 1969, is an s&p 500 company dedicated to providing shareholders with dependable monthly income. the revenue to pay monthly dividends is generated from over 4,400 commercial properties in 49 states and puerto rico that we own under long-term leases, primarily with large commercial enterprises that operate multiple locations. our shares are traded under the ticker symbol “o” on the new york stock exchange. for more information about realty income please visit us at www.realtyincome.com. Social media mentions are up 1020% in the past 24h.
Premium contentRealty income (nyse: o), founded in 1969, is an s&p 500 company dedicated to providing shareholders with dependable monthly income. the revenue to pay monthly dividends is generated from over 4,400 commercial properties in 49 states and puerto rico that we own under long-term leases, primarily with large commercial enterprises that operate multiple locations. our shares are traded under the ticker symbol “o” on the new york stock exchange. for more information about realty income please visit us at www.realtyincome.com. Social media mentions are up 300% in the past 24h.
Premium contentRealty income (nyse: o), founded in 1969, is an s&p 500 company dedicated to providing shareholders with dependable monthly income. the revenue to pay monthly dividends is generated from over 4,400 commercial properties in 49 states and puerto rico that we own under long-term leases, primarily with large commercial enterprises that operate multiple locations. our shares are traded under the ticker symbol “o” on the new york stock exchange. for more information about realty income please visit us at www.realtyincome.com. Social media mentions are up 100% in the past 24h.
In the US, they have a whole group of REITs called “Triple Net REITs”. This is where they will basically go to a company and say “You own your building and I will buy it”. It gives a cash inflection, but in exchange for that you would want a long lease. Because of these very long safe leases, all the expenses are in the hands of the tenant, so it is a very safe cash flow stream, like a bond. However, we are going into a point in the interest rate cycle where you perhaps do not want to be owning a bond. Dividend yield of 4.1%.