Buy, Sell Or Hold Kimco Realty Corporation (NYSE:KIM) At $19.09?

In last trading session, Kimco Realty Corporation (NYSE:KIM) saw 7.27 million shares changing hands with its beta currently measuring 1.43. Company’s recent per share price level of $19.09 trading at -$0.64 or -3.24% at ring of the bell on the day assigns it a market valuation of $12.87B. That closing price of KIM’s stock is at a discount of -19.59% from its 52-week high price of $22.83 and is indicating a premium of 14.77% from its 52-week low price of $16.27. Taking a look at company’s average trading volume for last 10-days demonstrates a volume of 4.53 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 5.96 million if we extend that period to 3-months.

Kimco Realty Corporation (NYSE:KIM) trade information

Upright in the red during last session for losing -3.24%, in the last five days KIM remained trading in the green while hitting it’s week-highest on Thursday, 03/21/24 when the stock touched $19.09 price level, adding 3.34% to its value on the day. Kimco Realty Corporation’s shares saw a change of -10.42% in year-to-date performance and have moved 1.11% in past 5-day. Kimco Realty Corporation (NYSE:KIM) showed a performance of -3.63% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 15.27 million shares which calculate 2.62 days to cover the short interests.

Kimco Realty Corporation (KIM) estimates and forecasts

Statistics highlight that Kimco Realty Corporation is scoring comparatively higher than the scores of other players of the relevant industry. The company added 6.70% of value to its shares in past 6 months, showing an annual growth rate of 0.64% while that of industry is -0.70. Apart from that, the company came raising its revenue forecast for fiscal year 2024. The company is estimating its revenue growth to decrease by -60.90% in the current quarter and calculating 12.50% increase in the next quarter. This year revenue growth is estimated to rise 7.80% from the last financial year’s standing.

9 industry analysts have given their estimates about the company’s current quarter revenue by setting an average figure of $477.27 million for the same. And 9 analysts are in estimates of company making revenue of $477.33 million in the next quarter that will end on Jun 2024. Company posted $442.89 million and $439.01 million of sales in current and next quarters respectively a year earlier. Analysts are expecting this quarter sales to grow by 7.80% while estimating it to be 8.70% for the next quarter.

Weighing up company’s earnings over the past 5-year and in the next 5-year periods, we find the company posting an annual earnings growth rate of -0.05% during past 5 years.

KIM Dividends

Kimco Realty Corporation is more likely to be releasing its next quarterly report in April and investors are confident in the company announcing better current-quarter dividends despite the fact that it has been facing issues arising out of mounting debt.

Kimco Realty Corporation (NYSE:KIM)’s Major holders

Insiders are in possession of 2.17% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 90.79 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 92.80%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 90.79% institutions for Kimco Realty Corporation that are currently holding shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc is the top institutional holder at KIM for having 102.34 million shares of worth $1.95 billion. And as of Dec 30, 2023, it was holding 15.21% of the company’s outstanding shares.

The second largest institutional holder is Blackrock Inc., which was holding about 65.06 million shares on Dec 30, 2023. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 9.67% of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $1.24 billion.

On the other hand, Vanguard Specialized-Real Estate Index Fund and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund are the top two Mutual Funds which own company’s shares. As of Oct 30, 2023, the former fund manager was holding 25.56 million shares of worth $487.97 million or 3.80% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 19.41 million shares on Dec 30, 2023, making its stake of worth around $370.51 million in the company or a holder of 2.88% of company’s stock.