Insider Monkey –
by Fahad Saleem –
8. Realty Income Corporation (NYSE: O) –
Dividend Yield: 4.55% –
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 24 –
Realty Income Corporation is one of the best dividend stocks to for 2021. The REIT buys and sells properties, and offers services like portfolio management, asset management, credit and real estate research. The company in February said that it expects strong acquisition volume of more than $3.25 billion, or $3.44-$3.49 per share in terms of FFO, in 2021, above the average analyst estimate of $3.43. The company recently bought a 21-asset gas station and convenience store portfolio in Hawaii from Par Pacific Holdings for $109.4 million.
With a $61.4 million stake in Realty Income Corp., Two Sigma Advisors owns 987,364 shares of the company as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2020. Our database shows that 24 hedge funds held stakes in Realty Income Corp. as of the end of the fourth quarter.
