SL Green Realty Earnings Preview

Investors are on the edges of their seats, hoping that SL Green Realty (NYSE: SLG  ) will top analyst expectations for the fifth consecutive quarter. The company will unveil its latest earnings on Monday, Jan. 30. SL Green Realty is a self-managed real estate investment trust with in-house capabilities in property management, acquisitions, financing, development, construction and leasing.

What analysts say:

• Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts are bullish on this stock. Only one rate it as a sell, while 12 recommend it as a buy. Analysts like SL Green Realty better than competitor Piedmont Office Realty overall. Analysts still rate the stock a moderate buy, but they are a bit more wary about it compared to three months ago.
• Revenue Forecasts: On average, analysts predict $288.2 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 23.1% from the year-ago quarter.
• Wall Street Earnings Expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $1 per share. Estimates range from $0.98 to $1.04.

What our community says:
Most CAPS All-Stars (60%) are granting SLG an "outperform" rating. Fools are divided on the stock, as 51% of the community is assigning it an "outperform" rating and 49% an "underperform" rating. Fools are gung-ho about SL Green Realty, though the message boards have been quiet lately with only 68 posts in the past 30 days. SL Green Realty's bearish CAPS rating of one out of five stars falls short of the Fool community sentiment.

Management:
SL Green Realty's income has fallen year-over-year by an average of 2315.6% over the past five quarters. Revenue has fallen in the past two quarters.

Now let's look at how efficient management is at running the business. Traditionally, margins represent the efficiency with which companies capture portions of sales dollars. The following table shows net margins over the past four quarters.

Quarter	Q3	Q2	Q1	Q4
Net Margin	4.7%	175.8%	25.8%	5.3%

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