CTO Realty Growth, Inc. (NYSE:CTO) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of CTO Realty Growth, Inc. (NYSE:CTO) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the six ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, three have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $22.6667.

CTO has been the topic of several research analyst reports. JonesTrading boosted their price target on shares of CTO Realty Growth from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Alliance Global Partners restated a “buy” rating on shares of CTO Realty Growth in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their target price on shares of CTO Realty Growth from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of CTO Realty Growth from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th.

Institutional Trading of CTO Realty Growth

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in CTO. SummitTX Capital L.P. bought a new stake in shares of CTO Realty Growth in the 3rd quarter worth about $3,016,000. Crossingbridge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of CTO Realty Growth by 154.4% in the 3rd quarter. Crossingbridge Advisors LLC now owns 268,079 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,273,000 after buying an additional 162,689 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of CTO Realty Growth by 27.1% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 664,295 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,828,000 after buying an additional 141,574 shares during the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in shares of CTO Realty Growth in the 1st quarter worth about $1,953,000. Finally, Prevail Innovative Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of CTO Realty Growth by 40.4% in the 3rd quarter. Prevail Innovative Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 360,108 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,870,000 after buying an additional 103,648 shares during the last quarter. 67.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

CTO Realty Growth Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of CTO stock opened at $20.01 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $675.85 million, a P/E ratio of 95.27 and a beta of 0.62. CTO Realty Growth has a 52 week low of $15.06 and a 52 week high of $20.67. The company has a quick ratio of 3.95, a current ratio of 3.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $19.38 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $18.55.

CTO Realty Growth (NYSE:CTO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $41.17 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $38.89 million. CTO Realty Growth had a net margin of 9.06% and a return on equity of 2.47%. CTO Realty Growth has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.190-2.240 EPS. Analysts predict that CTO Realty Growth will post 2.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CTO Realty Growth Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 12th were issued a $0.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 12th. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.6%. CTO Realty Growth’s payout ratio is 723.81%.

CTO Realty Growth Company Profile

CTO Realty Growth, Inc is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that specializes in single-tenant net lease properties. The company’s primary focus is on acquiring, owning and managing retail assets leased to creditworthy operators under long-term, triple-net lease agreements. By targeting essential retail segments, CTO Realty Growth seeks to generate stable, inflation-protected income streams while maintaining a disciplined investment approach.

The REIT’s portfolio is concentrated in convenience store and fuel service locations, with additional assets in other retail categories where net lease structures prevail.