Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased CTO Realty Growth, Inc. (“CTO” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CTO) securities between February 18, 2021 and June 24, 2025, inclusive (the “Class Period”). CTO investors have until October 7, 2025 to file a lead plaintiff motion.
IF YOU ARE AN INVESTOR WHO SUFFERED A LOSS IN CTO REALTY GROWTH, INC. (CTO), CONTACT THE LAW OFFICES OF HOWARD G. SMITH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ONGOING SECURITIES FRAUD LAWSUIT.
Contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss your legal rights by email at howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, by telephone at (215) 638-4847 or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.
What Happened?
On June 25, 2025, Wolfpack Research published a report alleging, among other things, that CTO is “engag[ing] in accounting shenanigans like using a sham loan to cover up a top tenant’s failure.” Specifically, the report claims that the Company’s management “used a sham loan to hide the collapse of a top tenant from shareholders,” “obfuscates its impotence by excluding recurring capex from [Adjusted Funds From Operation (“AFFO”)],” and “makes more money for themselves sabotaging the future of the company by overpaying for properties.”
On this news, CTO’s stock price fell $0.98, or 5.4%, to close at $17.10 per share on June 25, 2025, thereby injuring investors.
What Is The Lawsuit About?
The complaint filed in this class action alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) CTO’s dividends were less sustainable than Defendants had led investors to believe; (2) the Company used deceptive and unsustainable practices to artificially inflate its AFFO and overstate the true profitability of its Ashford Lane property; (3) accordingly, CTO’s business and/or financial prospects were overstated; and (4) as a result, Defendants’ positive statements about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
Contact Us To Participate or Learn More:
If you purchased CTO securities, have information or would like to learn more about these claims, or have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact us:
Law Offices of Howard G. Smith
3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
Telephone: (215) 638-4847
Email: howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com
Visit our website at: www.howardsmithlaw.com.
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Contacts
Law Offices of Howard G. Smith
Howard G. Smith, Esquire
215-638-4847
howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com
www.howardsmithlaw.com