Orion Office REIT Stock News

US equity markets rallied this week, capping off the best monthly gains since November 2023, as investors weighed encouraging inflation data against a whipsaw of court rulings on tariffs. Extending the on-again-off-again tariff saga, a trade court ruled that the tariffs were procedurally invalid, but an Appeals court paused the block, likely sending the decision to the Supreme Court. Rebounding...

Office REITs like ONL are deeply out of favor, but supply-demand dynamics and low new construction support a bullish long-term thesis. ONL's Q1 2025 shows slight occupancy improvement, but high capital expenditures and negative dividend coverage remain for now. Management is aggressively leasing and selling assets, but it is coming at a price.

Orion Properties is an office REIT pivoting towards flex, laboratory, medical, and governmental properties. Core FFO improved Q/Q, helped by lower administrative and interest expenses. Occupancy was also higher by 1.5% Q/Q, helped by elevated capex. Even so, Core FFO remains well below prior-year levels, impacted by past net operating income declines.

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Orion Office REIT Inc. (NYSE:ONL ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 8, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Paul Hughes - General Counsel Paul McDowell - CEO Gavin Brandon - CFO Gary Landriau - CIO Conference Call Participants Mitch Germain - Citizens Capital Markets Operator Greetings. Welcome to Orion Properties' First Quarter 2025 Earnings Call.

PHOENIX, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orion Properties Inc. Announces First Quarter 2025 Results.

Average short interest in US equity real estate investment trusts decreased moderately in March. US REITs' short interest fell 3 basis points month over month to 3.7% of shares outstanding on average in March. The shopping center segment logged the biggest decline in March compared to the previous month, down 1.2 percentage points to 3.3% of shares outstanding on average.

US equity markets fluctuated wildly in a tumultuous week - ultimately ending with the best weekly gains since November 2023 - after the White House announced a delay on the most "reciprocal" tariffs. Following several days of extreme volatility in which tremors of instability were felt across global markets, investors exhaled as the Administration's tariff messaging pivoted from "retribution" a...