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The price of W. P. Carey Inc (NYSE: WPC) closed at $56.90 in the last session, up 0.04% from day before closing price of $56.88. In other words, the price has increased by $0.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.55 million shares were traded. WPC stock price reached its highest trading level at $57.29 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $56.675.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at WPC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.47 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.36. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.95 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.88.
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, UBS on May 31, 2024, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $57.
On March 27, 2024, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $40.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 09 ’24 when ALEXANDER MARK A bought 3,500 shares for $55.87 per share. The transaction valued at 195,531 led to the insider holds 38,124 shares of the business.
Zander Brian H sold 500 shares of WPC for $28,375 on Aug 08 ’24. The Chief Accounting Officer now owns 7,677 shares after completing the transaction at $56.75 per share. On Dec 14 ’23, another insider, Zander Brian H, who serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 200 shares for $65.26 each. As a result, the insider received 13,052 and left with 4,224 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, WPC now has a Market Capitalization of 12452395008 and an Enterprise Value of 19470684160. As of this moment, W.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.80, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.59 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.44. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.847 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.407.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WPC is 0.96, which has changed by -0.09159267 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.24841464 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WPC has reached a high of $67.40, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $50.28. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.53%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WPC traded on average about 1.25M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1251040 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 218.67M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 216.17M. Insiders hold about 1.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.67% stake in the company. Shares short for WPC as of 1722384000 were 2842562 with a Short Ratio of 2.28, compared to 1719532800 on 4669448. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2842562 and a Short% of Float of 1.79.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for WPC is 3.67, which was 3.666 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.06445147The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.86. The current Payout Ratio is 123.88% for WPC, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-06-28 with an ex-dividend date of 1719532800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2023-11-02 when the company split stock in a 1021:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of W. P. Carey Inc (WPC) is currently being evaluated by 3.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.57, with high estimates of $0.59 and low estimates of $0.53.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.48 and $2.4 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.44. EPS for the following year is $2.26, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $2.39 and $2.09.
Revenue Estimates
According to 8 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $386.14M. It ranges from a high estimate of $410.71M to a low estimate of $345.77M. As of the current estimate, W. P. Carey Inc’s year-ago sales were $448.26MFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $393.27M. There is a high estimate of $424.29M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $350.09M.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WPC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.66B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.42B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.55B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.74BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.65B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.78B and the low estimate is $1.47B.
