Realty Income stock sheds 3.47% and underperforms competitors

6 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 7

Shares closed at $61.79 on Thursday as the S&P 500 fell 0.38% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.63%.
The decline ended a two-day winning streak, while Realty Income lagged peers including Kimco Realty, Regency Centers and Federal Realty Investment Trust, which posted smaller losses.
Trading volume reached 12.6 million shares, well above its 50-day average of 5.9 million, and the stock finished 9.05% below its 52-week high of $67.94.

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