Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for ROIC Q1 Earnings

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (NASDAQ:ROIC) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Retail Opportunity Investments in a note issued to investors on Monday, November 4th. KeyCorp analyst T. Thomas expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.25 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a “Sector Weight” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Retail Opportunity Investments’ current full-year earnings is $1.04 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Retail Opportunity Investments’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS.

Retail Opportunity Investments (NASDAQ:ROIC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 22nd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.26 by ($0.01). Retail Opportunity Investments had a return on equity of 4.32% and a net margin of 17.38%. The firm had revenue of $83.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $82.13 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.27 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on ROIC. Bank of America began coverage on Retail Opportunity Investments in a report on Thursday, October 24th. They set an “underperform” rating and a $14.00 target price for the company. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Retail Opportunity Investments from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 19th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Retail Opportunity Investments from $13.50 to $16.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 28th. Finally, Raymond James cut shares of Retail Opportunity Investments from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have given a hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $15.50.

Retail Opportunity Investments Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ROIC opened at $17.35 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $15.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $14.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.23 billion, a PE ratio of 37.72 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.92 and a quick ratio of 1.92. Retail Opportunity Investments has a 12 month low of $11.80 and a 12 month high of $17.40.

Retail Opportunity Investments Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 20th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.46%. Retail Opportunity Investments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 130.43%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Retail Opportunity Investments by 1,473.1% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,872 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 1,753 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in shares of Retail Opportunity Investments by 4,320.3% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 3,271 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 3,197 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Retail Opportunity Investments by 35.2% during the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 4,947 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $77,000 after acquiring an additional 1,289 shares during the last quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Retail Opportunity Investments in the second quarter worth about $82,000. Finally, Point72 DIFC Ltd boosted its holdings in Retail Opportunity Investments by 71.8% in the second quarter. Point72 DIFC Ltd now owns 7,523 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 3,145 shares during the last quarter. 97.16% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Retail Opportunity Investments Company Profile

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (Nasdaq: ROIC), is a fully integrated, self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that specializes in the acquisition, ownership and management of grocery-anchored shopping centers located in densely populated, metropolitan markets across the West Coast. As of December 31, 2023, ROIC owned 94 shopping centers encompassing approximately 10.6 million square feet.