Short Interest in FrontView REIT, Inc. (NYSE:FVR) Decreases By 19.4%

FrontView REIT, Inc. (NYSE:FVR) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 390,533 shares, a decrease of 19.4% from the January 29th total of 484,601 shares. Approximately 1.9% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 115,096 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.4 days. Based on an average daily volume of 115,096 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.4 days. Approximately 1.9% of the company’s stock are short sold.

FrontView REIT Stock Performance

FVR traded down $0.12 on Tuesday, hitting $16.44. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 139,783 shares, compared to its average volume of 179,884. FrontView REIT has a 12 month low of $10.61 and a 12 month high of $17.09. The firm has a market cap of $355.99 million, a P/E ratio of -74.73 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $15.99 and its 200-day simple moving average is $14.69.

FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The company reported ($0.19) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.31 by ($0.50). The company had revenue of $16.52 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.94 million. FrontView REIT had a negative return on equity of 0.76% and a negative net margin of 5.71%.FrontView REIT has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.320 EPS. Analysts forecast that FrontView REIT will post 1.22 EPS for the current year.

FrontView REIT Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be paid a $0.215 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $0.86 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.2%. FrontView REIT’s dividend payout ratio is currently -390.91%.

FrontView REIT declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Monday, November 24th that permits the company to repurchase $75.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 23.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FrontView REIT

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FVR. State of Alaska Department of Revenue increased its stake in FrontView REIT by 9.2% in the 3rd quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 9,275 shares of the company’s stock worth $126,000 after acquiring an additional 783 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio boosted its position in shares of FrontView REIT by 29.6% during the 3rd quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 3,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC grew its holdings in shares of FrontView REIT by 10.8% during the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 10,283 shares of the company’s stock worth $152,000 after purchasing an additional 1,001 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. increased its position in shares of FrontView REIT by 6.6% in the third quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 17,601 shares of the company’s stock worth $241,000 after purchasing an additional 1,084 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Centersquare Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of FrontView REIT by 0.6% in the third quarter. Centersquare Investment Management LLC now owns 184,370 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,528,000 after purchasing an additional 1,150 shares during the last quarter.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on FVR. Wall Street Zen raised FrontView REIT from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 22nd. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on FrontView REIT from $13.50 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 31st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of FrontView REIT in a report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of FrontView REIT from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of FrontView REIT from $15.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $15.80.

About FrontView REIT

FrontView REIT specializes in real estate investing.