Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR -0.23%), a leading real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in the cannabis industry, presented its fourth-quarter results on Feb. 19. It met expectations with adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.36 against the analysts' consensus estimate of $1.36, and revenue of $76.7 million, which was slightly ahead of the expected $76 million.
Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $2.22 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to FFO of $2.28 per share a year ago.
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Innovative Industrial's Q4 performance is likely to have been affected by a decline in contractual rent and property management fees and elevated expenses.
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In the most recent trading session, Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR) closed at $73.87, indicating a -0.65% shift from the previous trading day.
The big attraction right now with Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR 0.52%) is likely to be its huge 10%+ dividend yield. That's a really high yield for a real estate investment trust (REIT).
Following the recent news of PharmaCann's default, IIPR yields a juicy 10.3%, and the current valuation prices in less than 1% annual growth in perpetuity. The dividend is expected to be covered by FFO, per analysts' forecasts, and the company's 84% AFFO payout ratio means it has room to handle drops in earnings. IIPR recently reached a deal with PharmaCann that helps stabilize things for both companies, although if PharmaCann can't refinance a particular loan by June, there could be trouble.
Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR) closed at $74.03 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.76% move from the prior day.
Innovative Industrial Properties' (IIPR 2.96%) stock has lost almost half of its value since hitting a 52-week high in October 2024. Wall Street is increasingly worried about the real estate investment trust's (REIT's) strategy.
Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR -1.88%) is a standout among marijuana stocks. Unlike a great many other publicly traded companies in the weed industry, the cannabis-focused real estate investment trust's (REIT) shares have actually appreciated in price over the years.
In the closing of the recent trading day, Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR) stood at $71.68, denoting a -1.88% change from the preceding trading day.