Overview
Real estate investment firm's Q4 operating revenue beat analyst expectations
Net income for Q4 beat analyst expectations
Operating expenses rose 1.3% compared to the previous quarter
Outlook
Gladstone Commercial did not provide specific guidance for future quarters or the full year in press release
Result Drivers
REVENUE GROWTH - Operating revenue increased by 6.4% to $43.5 mln, driven by real estate investments
NET INCOME INCREASE - Net income rose 30.1% to $5.4 mln, aided by gains on extinguishment of preferred stock
HIGH OCCUPANCY - Maintained high occupancy rate with 99.1% of square feet leased
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Operating Revenue
Beat
$43.46 mln
$41.23 mln (5 Analysts)
Q4 Net Income
Beat
$5.38 mln
$1.78 mln (3 Analysts)
Q4 Operating Expenses
-$26.37 mln
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the diversified reits peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Gladstone Commercial Corp is $13.00, about 10.9% above its February 17 closing price of $11.72
The stock recently traded at 78 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 50 three months ago
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