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After finishing at $12.94 in the prior trading day, Whitestone REIT (NYSE: WSR) closed at $12.73, down -1.62%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.62 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.59 million shares were traded. WSR stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.07 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $12.705.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WSR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 161.76 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.94. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.69 and its Current Ratio is at 1.69. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.57 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.57.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Alliance Global Partners on March 18, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $15.
On January 16, 2024, Truist Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $11 to $13.50.
On August 30, 2022, Truist started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $10.Truist initiated its Hold rating on August 30, 2022, with a $10 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 28 ’25 when Miller Donald A bought 5,000 shares for $12.35 per share. The transaction valued at 61,750 led to the insider holds 21,708 shares of the business.
Miller Donald A bought 15,000 shares of WSR for $192,050 on May 02 ’25. The Director now owns 16,708 shares after completing the transaction at $12.80 per share. On Mar 21 ’25, another insider, GATHRIGHT KRISTIAN M, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,750 shares for $14.36 each. As a result, the insider paid 25,130 and bolstered with 3,503 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WSR now has a Market Capitalization of 657641472 and an Enterprise Value of 1321681152. As of this moment, Whitestone’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.54, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.09. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.28 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.52. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.507 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.055.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WSR is 0.96, which has changed by -0.054234743 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1653893 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WSR has reached a high of $15.36, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $11.77. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.40%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 234.39K shares per day over the past 3-months and 241480 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 51.02M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 48.94M. Insiders hold about 13.48% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 65.09% stake in the company. Shares short for WSR as of 1756425600 were 526640 with a Short Ratio of 2.25, compared to 1753920000 on 468438. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 526640 and a Short% of Float of 1.45000005.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WSR’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.517, compared to 0.53 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.039953634. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.72.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 3.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.11, with high estimates of $0.12 and low estimates of $0.1.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.4 and $0.37 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.38. EPS for the following year is $0.47, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $0.48 and $0.46.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $39.21M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $40.1M to a low estimate of $38.4M. As of. The current estimate, Whitestone REIT’s year-ago sales were $38.63MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $39.9M. There is a high estimate of $40.82M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $38.9M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WSR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $157.4M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $152.4M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $154.82M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $154.28MBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $162.54M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $167M and the low estimate is $156.89M.
