CTO Realty Growth, Inc. $CTO Shares Bought by Vanguard Group Inc.

Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in CTO Realty Growth, Inc. (NYSE:CTO) by 0.9% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 3,166,067 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,760 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 0.10% of CTO Realty Growth worth $58,287,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of CTO. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of CTO Realty Growth in the 3rd quarter valued at $37,000. Signaturefd LLC boosted its holdings in shares of CTO Realty Growth by 200.1% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 1,599 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its holdings in shares of CTO Realty Growth by 51.7% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,654 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 1,245 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of CTO Realty Growth in the 4th quarter valued at $112,000. Finally, Wedbush Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of CTO Realty Growth in the 3rd quarter valued at $164,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.18% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CTO has been the subject of several research analyst reports. JonesTrading upped their target price on shares of CTO Realty Growth from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their target price on shares of CTO Realty Growth from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Alliance Global Partners restated a “buy” rating on shares of CTO Realty Growth in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $22.67.

CTO Realty Growth Stock Down 0.4%

CTO stock opened at $20.01 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $19.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $18.53. CTO Realty Growth, Inc. has a 12 month low of $15.06 and a 12 month high of $20.67. The company has a market cap of $675.77 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 95.27 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 3.95 and a quick ratio of 3.95.

CTO Realty Growth (NYSE:CTO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.11. CTO Realty Growth had a net margin of 9.06% and a return on equity of 2.47%. The firm had revenue of $41.17 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $38.89 million. CTO Realty Growth has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.190-2.240 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that CTO Realty Growth, Inc. will post 2.01 earnings per share for the current year.

CTO Realty Growth Announces Dividend

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

CTO Realty Growth 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.