Realty Income rises after lifting annual AFFO forecast

** Shares of real estate investment trust Realty Income O.N up about 1% at $57 in premarket trading

** Co on Wednesday raised its 2025 adjusted funds from operations (FFO) forecast to $4.24 to $4.28/share, from $4.22 to $4.28/share

** It posted Q2 revenue of $1.41 bln, above analysts' average estimate of $1.34 bln - data compiled by LSEG

** Realty Income reported adj. FFO of $1.05/share for Q2, compared with estimate of $1.07/share

** As of last close, stock had risen 6.6% YTD