Centerspace is a residential REIT focused primarily on Minnesota, Colorado, and North Dakota. The REIT has significantly outperformed the Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF in 2024, delivering a 32% total return. While the stock price rally has reduced the company's sensitivity to Fed rate cuts, it remains attractively valued relative to peers such as Independence Realty Trust.
Centerspace (NYSE:CSR ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call July 30, 2024 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Josh Klaetsch - Investor Relations Anne Olson - President and Chief Executive Officer Bhairav Patel - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Grant Campbell - Senior Vice President, Investments Conference Call Participants Brad Heffern - RBC Capital Markets Rob Stevenson - Janney Connor Mitchell - Piper Sandler John Kim - BMO Capital Markets Mason Guell - Baird Operator Good morning and welcome to Centerspace Quarter Two 2024 Earnings Call. My name is Kiki and I will be your conference call operator today.
Centerspace (CSR) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $1.27 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.20 per share. This compares to FFO of $1.28 per share a year ago.
Centerspace is a residential REIT with interests in 70 apartment communities, primarily in Minnesota, Colorado and North Dakota. Occupancy is at 94.6%, down 0.3% Y/Y, indicating some distress as the company raises rents. NOI was up 7.5% Y/Y in Q1 2024, with a 3.3% increase expected for the full year as the REIT catches up with expense spending.
M/I Homes (MHO), KB Home (KBH) and Centerspace (CSR) are three residential stocks that you can look into as the housing sector stays on a recovery path.