Investors Real Estate Trust (IRET)

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 6/13/17, Investors Real Estate Trust will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.07, payable on 7/3/17. As a percentage of IRET's recent stock price of $6.08, this dividend works out to approximately 1.15%, so look for shares of Investors Real Estate Trust to trade 1.15% lower — all else being equal — when IRET shares open for trading on 6/13/17.

- Mark O. Decker, Jr. Promoted to Chief Executive Officer; Timothy P. Mihalick to Retire -

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 3/16/17, Investors Real Estate Trust will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.07, payable on 4/3/17. As a percentage of IRET's recent stock price of $5.85, this dividend works out to approximately 1.20%, so look for shares of Investors Real Estate Trust to trade 1.20% lower — all else being equal — when IRET shares open for trading on 3/16/17.

The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Investors Real Estate Trust presently has an above average rank, in the top 50% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors.

- Completes Sale of 13 Senior Housing Assets and One Medical Office Property for $86.7 Million -

- Executes a New $250 Million Corporate Credit Facility -

In recent trading, shares of Investors Real Estate Trust have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $6.50, changing hands for $6.73/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on valuation, or, re-adjust their target price to a higher level.

The most recent short interest data has been released for the 10/14/2016 settlement date, which shows a 1,456,877 share decrease in total short interest for Investors Real Estate Trust , to 8,437,231, a decrease of 14.72% since 09/30/2016. Total short interest is just one way to look at short data; another metric that we here at Dividend Channel find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares traded.

The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Investors Real Estate Trust presently has an excellent rank, in the top 25% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/13/16, Investors Real Estate Trust , CenterState Banks Inc , and T Rowe Price Group Inc. will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends.

These 3 dividend stocks are rated a Hold by TheStreet

The most recent short interest data has been released for the 07/15/2016 settlement date, which shows a 1,249,435 share decrease in total short interest for Investors Real Estate Trust , to 6,481,818, a decrease of 16.16% since 06/30/2016. Total short interest is just one way to look at short data; another metric that we here at Dividend Channel find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares traded.

These 3 dividend stocks are rated a Hold by TheStreet

These 3 dividend stocks are rated a Hold by TheStreet

DUC GOF IRET are going ex-dividend Monday, Monday, June 13, 2016

The most recent short interest data was recently released for the 03/31/2016 settlement date, and Investors Real Estate Trust is one of the most shorted stocks of the Russell 3000, based on 14.14 "days to cover" versus the median component at 5.75. There are a number of ways to look at short data, but one metric that we find particularly useful is the "days to cover" because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares typically traded.

These 3 dividend stocks are rated a Hold by TheStreet

A look at the weighted underlying holdings of the First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FYT) shows an impressive 15.6% of holdings on a weighted basis have experienced insider buying within the past six months. START SLIDESHOW:10 ETFs With Stocks That Insiders Are Buying » Investors Real Estate Trust , which makes up 0.31% of the First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FYT), has seen 2 directors and officers purchase shares in the past six months, according to the recent Form 4 data.

In trading on Thursday, shares of Investors Real Estate Trust touched a new 52-week low of $5.86/share. That's a $2.53 share price drop, or -30.15% decline from the 52-week high of $8.39 set back on 11/05/2015.

These 3 dividend stocks are rated a Hold by TheStreet

The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Investors Real Estate Trust presently has an excellent rank, in the top 25% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors.

Today Land and Buildings released an investor presentation providing a detailed discussion of the substantial potential downside at Investors Real Estate Trust (NYSE:IRET) ("IRET", "Investors", or the "Company").

In trading on Tuesday, shares of Investors Real Estate Trust crossed below their 200 day moving average of $7.17, changing hands as low as $7.16 per share. Investors Real Estate Trust shares are currently trading off about 1.1% on the day.