If You Invested $10,000 In CTO Realty Growth Stock 10 Years Ago, How Much Would You Have Now?

CTO Realty Growth, Inc. CTO is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns and operates a portfolio of high-quality, retail-based properties located primarily in higher-growth markets in the United States.

It is set to report its Q4 2024 earnings on Feb. 20, 2025. Wall Street analysts expect the company to post an EPS of $0.49, down from $0.52 in the year-ago period. According to Benzinga Pro, quarterly revenue is expected to reach $34.11 million, up from $29.89 million in the previous year.

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If You Bought CTO Realty Growth Stock 10 Years Ago

The company's stock traded at approximately $15.07 per share 10 years ago. If you had invested $10,000, you could have bought roughly 664 shares. Currently, shares trade at $19.31, meaning your investment's value could have grown to $12,814 from stock price appreciation alone. However, CTO Realty Growth also paid dividends during these 10 years. 

CTO Realty Growth's dividend yield is currently 7.87%. Over the last 10 years, it has paid about $24.97 in dividends per share, which means you could have made $16,569 from dividends alone. 

Summing up $12,814 and $16,569, we end up with the final value of your investment, which is $29,383. This is how much you could have made if you had invested $10,000 in CTO Realty Growth stock 10 years ago. This means a total return of 193.83%. In comparison, S&P 500 total return for the same period is 228.58%.

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What Could The Next 10 Years Bring? 

CTO Realty Growth has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a price target of $25.82 based on the ratings of 11 analysts. The price target implies more than 33% potential upside from the current stock price.

On Oct. 24, the company announced its Q3 2024 earnings, posting an FFO of $0.51, compared to the consensus of $0.45 and revenues of $31.805 million, compared to the consensus estimate of $30.116 million, as reported by Benzinga.

The company increased its core FFO and AFFO outlook for 2024 and revised certain assumptions to account for its year-to-date performance and revised expectations regarding its acquisition activities.

The company now sees core FFO per share in the $1.83-$1.87 range and AFFO in the $1.96-$2.00 range.

Given the expected upside potential of 33%, growth-focused investors may find CTO Realty Growth stock attractive. Furthermore, they can benefit from the company's solid dividend yield of 7.87%.

Check out this article by Benzinga for three more stocks offering high dividend yields. 

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