O NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Realty Income Corporation · Real Estate · Reit - Retail

Latest close 65.60 USD
-0.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 88.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.2%, after a 4.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 46/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 56/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 6d.

Setup score 64 out of 100
Latest Close 65.60 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -0.2% latest completed week
4W Return 4.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return 3.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 96.2% 50 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 29-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 4 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 88.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.2%, after a 4.4% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.7x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.5512-week average 0.61

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.55Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers44 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 4.4% over four weeks, 3.7% over 12 weeks, and 19.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 29 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.2%
4W4.4%
12W3.7%
26W10.3%
52W19.0%
Active trend streak29 weeks
Active weeks in one year50
Trend breadth96.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.21Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change152.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership1.84Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change254.3%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 96%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength32/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 69; rank 1 is best.
Value10/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Quality78/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Momentum69/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 32; rank 1 is best.
Growth82/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
54.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
10.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
22.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
4.5%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
68.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
29.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
71.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
2.4%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
9.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
14.5%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
13.5%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
4.9%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-3.9%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.1%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
7.1x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

O shows bullish options pressure with a 46/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.26, expected move of 3.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction46/100
Expected move3.9%
Put/call volume0.26
Pressure63
Speculation41
Volatility30
Trend agreement28
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Insider activity10 / 3

10 acquisitions and 3 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 53 relevant articles.

16 positive · 34 neutral · 3 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings6dNext report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move3.9%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-2.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.5%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+4.8%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-5.4%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week-0.2%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains1
Modest gains13
Flat weeks0
Modest losses11
Sharp losses1
Recent vol2.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.1% / -1.8%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 202665.60 USD-0.2%62.09 USD53.44 USD0.211.8420.3MOn
17 Jul 202665.71 USD3.8%61.74 USD53.36 USD0.201.4526.7MOn
10 Jul 202663.31 USD-0.8%61.38 USD53.28 USD-0.17-3.7328.2MOn
3 Jul 202663.84 USD1.6%61.14 USD53.21 USD-0.21-1.6925.1MOn
26 Jun 202662.85 USD4.8%60.92 USD53.12 USD-0.39-1.2033.7MOn
19 Jun 202659.98 USD-4.0%60.69 USD53.04 USD-0.64-8.0028.9MOn
12 Jun 202662.45 USD3.1%60.52 USD52.98 USD-0.64-3.5732.9MOn
5 Jun 202660.58 USD-0.7%60.28 USD52.91 USD-0.79-6.1031.3MOn
29 May 202661.01 USD-0.8%60.10 USD52.85 USD-0.71-7.9429.8MOn
22 May 202661.48 USD1.5%59.94 USD52.79 USD-0.61-6.1222.5MOn
15 May 202660.59 USD-1.3%59.82 USD52.71 USD-0.49-6.8529.0MOn
8 May 202661.38 USD-3.0%59.73 USD52.64 USD-0.31-5.6133.8MOn
1 May 202663.25 USD0.7%59.55 USD52.59 USD-0.24-0.7127.3MOn
24 Apr 202662.79 USD-2.7%59.39 USD52.52 USD-0.19-0.6924.1MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.