City Office REIT, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.10 (NYSE:CIO)

City Office REIT, Inc. (NYSE:CIOGet Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, March 14th, RTT News reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 10th will be given a dividend of 0.10 per share by the real estate investment trust on Thursday, April 24th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.90%.

City Office REIT has decreased its dividend by an average of 22.0% annually over the last three years. City Office REIT has a payout ratio of -133.3% meaning the company cannot currently cover its dividend with earnings alone and is relying on its balance sheet to cover its dividend payments. Research analysts expect City Office REIT to earn $1.01 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.40 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 39.6%.

City Office REIT Trading Up 3.9 %

Shares of CIO stock traded up $0.19 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $5.06. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 255,631 shares, compared to its average volume of 155,831. The company has a current ratio of 2.42, a quick ratio of 2.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $204.29 million, a P/E ratio of -8.16, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 2.00. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $5.14 and its 200 day simple moving average is $5.45. City Office REIT has a one year low of $4.09 and a one year high of $6.50.

City Office REIT (NYSE:CIOGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.12) by $0.40. City Office REIT had a negative net margin of 10.33% and a negative return on equity of 2.74%. The firm had revenue of $41.92 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $42.79 million. Equities research analysts expect that City Office REIT will post 1 EPS for the current year.

About City Office REIT

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City Office REIT is an internally-managed real estate company focused on acquiring, owning and operating high-quality office properties located predominantly in Sun Belt markets. City Office currently owns or has a controlling interest in 5.7 million square feet of office properties. The Company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust for U.S.

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