Huntington Sec Has Positive Opinion of CTO FY2026 Earnings

CTO Realty Growth, Inc. (NYSE:CTO) – Investment analysts at Huntington Sec raised their FY2026 EPS estimates for CTO Realty Growth in a report issued on Thursday, October 29th. Huntington Sec analyst R. Stevenson now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $2.09 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $2.06. Huntington Sec currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for CTO Realty Growth’s current full-year earnings is $2.11 per share. Huntington Sec also issued estimates for CTO Realty Growth’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.55 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.16 EPS.

CTO Realty Growth (NYSE:CTO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The company reported ($0.19) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by ($0.39). CTO Realty Growth had a net margin of 26.12% and a return on equity of 7.15%. The firm had revenue of $46.91 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $45.21 million.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Weiss Ratings downgraded CTO Realty Growth from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 28th. JonesTrading restated a “buy” rating and issued a $24.00 price objective on shares of CTO Realty Growth in a report on Thursday, October 1st. Zacks Research lowered shares of CTO Realty Growth from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 31st. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their target price on shares of CTO Realty Growth from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of CTO Realty Growth from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CTO Realty Growth currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $24.50.

CTO Realty Growth Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE CTO opened at $19.97 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 6.06, a current ratio of 6.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $20.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $20.23. The firm has a market cap of $774.00 million, a PE ratio of 17.52 and a beta of 0.63. CTO Realty Growth has a twelve month low of $16.66 and a twelve month high of $22.71.

CTO Realty Growth Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 10th were given a dividend of $0.38 per share. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 10th. CTO Realty Growth’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 133.33%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in CTO Realty Growth by 29.9% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,868 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 660 shares in the last quarter. Triumph Capital Management raised its stake in CTO Realty Growth by 37.2% in the third quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 3,320 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,000 after buying an additional 900 shares during the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue boosted its holdings in CTO Realty Growth by 8.1% in the third quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 19,374 shares of the company’s stock worth $396,000 after acquiring an additional 1,456 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in CTO Realty Growth by 0.9% in the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 212,300 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,925,000 after acquiring an additional 1,799 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new stake in CTO Realty Growth in the second quarter worth about $70,000. 67.18% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

CTO Realty Growth Company Profile

CTO Realty Growth, Inc is an internally managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, manages and invests in income-producing commercial real estate. The company’s portfolio is focused primarily on open-air shopping centers and other retail properties, including locations anchored by grocery stores, home-improvement retailers and other necessity-based tenants.

The company also makes structured investments in commercial real estate and may pursue additional property investments in select markets.