O NYSE Week ended 18 Sep 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Realty Income Corporation ยท Real Estate ยท Reit - Retail

Latest close 56.66 USD
-4.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -8.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 18.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.8%, after a -9.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bearish with 46/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 58/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 42d.

Setup score 37 out of 100
Latest Close 56.66 USD 18 Sep 2026
1W Return -4.8% latest completed week
4W Return -9.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return -9.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 86.5% 45 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • 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 ยท Price action

Where price isโ€”and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -8.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 18.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.8%, after a -9.1% four-week move.

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52-week price path

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

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.8x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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 31 Jul 7 Aug 14 Aug 21 Aug 28 Aug 4 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep
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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 0.5312-week average 0.57

12-week confirmation

Trend active7/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.53Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 ยท Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistentโ€”and is the stock leading?

Performance is -9.1% over four weeks, -9.5% over 12 weeks, and -0.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-4.8%
4W-9.1%
12W-9.5%
26W-5.8%
52W-0.3%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year45
Trend breadth86.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.78Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-1702.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-13.41Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-128.5%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 ยท Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying forโ€”and the quality behind it

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

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Factor week 18 Sep 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 100%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength19/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Value20/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Quality74/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 27; rank 1 is best.
Momentum26/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Growth31/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 70; 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.

Value-quality framework25/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
40.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
9.0x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
13.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
3.6%
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
35.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
4.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
8.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
44.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-40.7%
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
5.7%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.2%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
5.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.5x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 ยท 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 positioningBearish

O shows bearish options pressure with a 46/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.72, expected move of 3.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction46/100
Expected move3.7%
Put/call volume1.72
Pressure-24
Speculation46
Volatility28
Trend agreement87
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Insider activity10 / 4

10 acquisitions and 4 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 sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 109 relevant articles.

24 positive ยท 78 neutral ยท 7 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal
06 ยท Catalysts and risk

What can move the sharesโ€”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 earnings42dNext report is scheduled for 02 Nov 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move3.7%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-15.5%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 higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+4.3%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-4.8%Week of 18 Sep.
Latest week-4.8%Week of 18 Sep.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains1
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses15
Sharp losses1
Recent vol2.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.1% / -1.9%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 ยท Sector and peer context

Is this stock leadingโ€”or simply moving with its group?

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

08 ยท 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
18 Sep 202656.66 USD-4.8%62.22 USD54.12 USD-0.78-13.4151.5MOff
11 Sep 202659.50 USD-2.9%62.50 USD54.04 USD-0.58-9.4024.7MOff
4 Sep 202661.25 USD-0.7%62.67 USD53.95 USD-0.24-7.6826.6MOff
28 Aug 202661.71 USD-1.0%62.70 USD53.87 USD-0.11-7.0821.4MOff
21 Aug 202662.32 USD-0.2%62.64 USD53.78 USD0.05-5.8726.6MOff
14 Aug 202662.46 USD0.4%62.55 USD53.69 USD0.13-7.0931.4MOn
7 Aug 202662.23 USD-2.1%62.47 USD53.60 USD0.17-7.4427.9MOn
31 Jul 202663.59 USD-2.7%62.29 USD53.52 USD0.17-2.2524.3MOn
24 Jul 202665.32 USD-0.2%62.04 USD53.44 USD0.151.4520.3MOn
17 Jul 202665.43 USD3.8%61.71 USD53.35 USD0.131.0526.7MOn
10 Jul 202663.04 USD-0.8%61.35 USD53.27 USD-0.22-4.1128.2MOn
3 Jul 202663.57 USD1.6%61.13 USD53.20 USD-0.24-2.0925.1MOn
26 Jun 202662.58 USD4.3%60.91 USD53.12 USD-0.41-1.6033.7MOn
19 Jun 202659.98 USD-4.0%60.69 USD53.04 USD-0.64-8.0028.9MOn
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.

Evidence context