National Retail Properties traded at $47.36 this Wednesday August 5th, increasing $0.19 or 0.40 percent since the previous trading session. Looking back, over the last four weeks, National Retail Properties gained 0.83 percent. Over the last 12 months, its price rose by 14.53 percent. Looking ahead, we forecast National Retail Properties to be priced at 46.51 by the end of this quarter and at 43.62 in one year, according to Trading Economics global macro models projections and analysts expectations.
National Retail Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company acquires, owns, invests in and develops properties that are leased primarily to retail tenants under long-term net leases and are primarily held for investment. As of December 31, 2016, it owned 2,535 properties with an aggregate gross leasable area of approximately 27,204,000 square feet, located in 48 states. The Company focuses on investing in a range of property and tenant types; leases, mortgages and other types of real estate interests; loans secured by personal property; loans secured by partnership or membership interests in partnerships or limited liability companies, and securities of other REITs, or other issuers, including for the purpose of exercising control over such entities. The Company owns a portfolio of freestanding retail stores across the United States. It owns approximately 2,290 stores, which are leased to over 400 tenants in approximately 40 different retail categories.