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American Realty Capital Trust, Inc.

  • REITs Look Pricey as Hunt for Yield Continues

    By Jordan Wathen - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: ARCT, O, VNQ

    Is it such a surprise that investors want a little more than the few basis points a savings account offers in the current environment?

    With rates so low, investors are chasing risk. Investors are especially active in the REIT space, where they're driving dividend yields down and valuations up.

    REITs go big

    One of the biggest REITs on the market, Realty Income (NYSE: O), is a part in many more »

  • Quick Real Estate Expansion Through Acquisition

    By Mike Thiessen - January 29, 2013 | Tickers: ARCT, NLY, O, SPG

    With a January 16, 2013 shareholder vote in the books, New York-based American Realty Capital Trust (NASDAQ: ARCT) has officially agreed to merge with Escondido, California-based Realty Income Corporation (NYSE: O). The two REITs will merge in a two-part cash-for-stock and stock-for-stock offering that will see current American Realty shareholders receive significant stakes in the larger Realty Income Corporation. Barring a last-minute legal hangup, the merger should wrap up quickly more »

  • Why You Should Love the Realty Income Deal As Much As Luxor Capital

    By Marshall Hargrave - January 22, 2013 | Tickers: ALX, ARCT, CWH, FRT, O, RPAI

    Luxor Capital Partners bumped its ownership of American Realty Capital Trust Inc (NASDAQ: ARCT) in early January, as shareholders of the REIT were still in debate over whether or not to accept Realty Income Corp (NYSE: O)’s acquisition offer. Luxor Capital and Christian Leone made American Realty one of its newest holdings during the third quarter, and with the early January purchase doubled its stake from 7.8 million more »

  • Five High-Yielders Going Ex-Dividend in January

    By Karin Hernandez - January 2, 2013 | Tickers: ARCT, HSC, O, RY, WDR

    I’ve been analyzing and writing about dividend companies for over six months. Recently I developed a complete ratings system, through which I assign scores to a company based on seven separate criteria, which I have chosen to represent the metrics that I believe indicate superior dividend-paying potential, as well as possible gains in share-price.

    I have begun introducing my own Dividend Portfolio, based on this ratings system. So far more »

  • Meet This Hedge Fund’s Newest REIT

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - December 12, 2012 | Tickers: ACAS, ARCT, BDN, CWH, LXP

    Commonwealth REIT (NYSE: CWH) is the newest addition to Luxor Capital's portfolio following a 13G filing with the SEC last week. Luxor has taken a new position in the office and industrial focused REIT that accounts for over 5% of Commonwealth's outstanding shares. Managed by Christian Leone, Luxor was founded in 2002 and remains employee-owned. Luxor utilizes a public equity and fixed income hybrid strategy, while primarily investing more »

  • This REIT is at a Major Crossroads, is it a Good Investment?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - October 18, 2012 | Tickers: AKR, ARCT, GRT, NNN, REG

    Luxor Capital Group, managed by Christian Leone, is a New York-based hedge fund with close to $3 billion in assets under management. Founded just after the turn of the 21st century, the fund has holdings in equity and fixed income investments in many markets throughout the world. Leone’s fund focuses on distressed companies and value-based investing. Luxor’s most recent 13F filings with the SEC show that the fund more »

  • Is it Time to Accumulate These Stocks as Well?

    By Ali Ghorbanzadeh - April 19, 2012 | Tickers: ARCT, NLY, OPK, PFE, SPG

    Investors are always looking for ways to beat the market and insider buying is always a strong indicator that a stock is looking to move higher since they buy for only one reason: to make more money. Moreover, they arguably have the best view of where a stock is headed being a part of the day-to-day operations and/or having a large sum of money at stake. Below are a more »