CTO Realty Growth, Inc. Forecasted to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $0.47 Per Share (NYSE:CTO)

CTO Realty Growth, Inc. (NYSE:CTO) – B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of CTO Realty Growth in a report released on Monday, September 16th. B. Riley analyst J. Massocca anticipates that the company will earn $0.47 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for CTO Realty Growth’s current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for CTO Realty Growth’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.50 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS.

CTO Realty Growth (NYSE:CTO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 25th. The company reported ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.39 by ($0.42). CTO Realty Growth had a return on equity of 3.55% and a net margin of 14.52%. The firm had revenue of $28.85 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $27.46 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.48 earnings per share.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Alliance Global Partners upgraded CTO Realty Growth to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Raymond James increased their target price on CTO Realty Growth from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $20.33.

CTO Realty Growth Stock Performance

Shares of CTO opened at $19.30 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $19.18 and its 200 day moving average price is $17.91. CTO Realty Growth has a 12-month low of $15.63 and a 12-month high of $21.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $442.86 million, a PE ratio of 35.18 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 3.42 and a quick ratio of 3.42.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CTO Realty Growth

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. bought a new stake in shares of CTO Realty Growth in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. EntryPoint Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of CTO Realty Growth during the first quarter valued at approximately $31,000. CWM LLC grew its position in CTO Realty Growth by 17.5% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,000 after acquiring an additional 673 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in CTO Realty Growth in the second quarter valued at $178,000. Finally, Jump Financial LLC bought a new stake in CTO Realty Growth in the fourth quarter valued at $192,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.18% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other CTO Realty Growth news, major shareholder Cto Realty Growth, Inc. purchased 7,959 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 27th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $14.97 per share, with a total value of $119,146.23. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now owns 190,094 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,845,707.18. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. In other news, major shareholder Cto Realty Growth, Inc. bought 7,959 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 27th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $14.97 per share, with a total value of $119,146.23. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 190,094 shares in the company, valued at $2,845,707.18. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Christopher W. Haga sold 3,000 shares of CTO Realty Growth stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.45, for a total value of $58,350.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 44,988 shares in the company, valued at $875,016.60. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have purchased 20,783 shares of company stock valued at $311,441 over the last three months. Company insiders own 5.00% of the company’s stock.

CTO Realty Growth Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 12th will be given a $0.38 dividend. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.88%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 12th. CTO Realty Growth’s dividend payout ratio is presently 276.36%.

About CTO Realty Growth

CTO Realty Growth, Inc is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns and operates a portfolio of high-quality, retail-based properties located primarily in higher growth markets in the United States. CTO also externally manages and owns a meaningful interest in Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc (NYSE: PINE), a publicly traded net lease REIT.