CTO Realty (CTO) reported $35.81 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 27.3%. EPS of $0.49 for the same period compares to $0.20 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.58% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $34.91 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.48, the EPS surprise was +2.08%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how CTO Realty performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Interest Income from Commercial Loan and Investments: $2.96 million versus $2.72 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Revenue- Management Fee Income: $1.18 million versus $1.14 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +6.6% change.
- Net Earnings per Share (Diluted): $0.01 versus -$0.49 estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of CTO Realty have returned -6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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