National Retail Properties Earnings Preview

National Retail Properties (NYS: NNN) hasn't been able to establish an earnings trend, bouncing between beating and falling short of estimates during the past fiscal year. The company will unveil its latest earnings on Friday, Aug. 5. National Retail Properties is a fully integrated real estate investment trust.

What analysts say:

What our community says:
The majority of CAPS All Stars see NNN as a good bet, with 71.9% giving it an "outperform" rating. The majority of the Fools are in agreement with the All Stars, as 75.9% give it an "outperform" rating. Fools have embraced National Retail Properties, though the message boards have been quiet lately, with only 29 posts in the past 30 days. National Retail Properties' bearish CAPS rating of two out of five stars falls short of the Fool community sentiment.

Management:
Revenue has now gone up for three straight 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.

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