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As of close of business last night, W. P. Carey Inc’s stock clocked out at $66.52, down -0.15% from its previous closing price of $66.62. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.66 million shares were traded. WPC stock price reached its highest trading level at $66.76 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $66.1601.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of WPC’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 59.50 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.09. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.23 and its Current Ratio is at 1.23. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.07 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.06.
On February 18, 2025, BMO Capital Markets Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Market Perform and also upped its target price recommendation from $60 to $67.
Barclays Downgraded its Equal Weight to Underweight on December 17, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $56 to $59.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 20 ’24 when Zander Brian H sold 440 shares for $56.65 per share. The transaction valued at 24,926 led to the insider holds 7,237 shares of the business.
Farrell Peter bought 1,000 shares of WPC for $55,556 on Nov 13 ’24. The Director now owns 22,289 shares after completing the transaction at $55.56 per share. On Nov 01 ’24, another insider, ALEXANDER MARK A, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 5,000 shares for $55.29 each. As a result, the insider paid 276,430 and bolstered with 45,850 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 14567280640 and an Enterprise Value of 22979891200. As of this moment, W.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 43.71, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.36. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.71. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.86 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.77. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 14.046 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.818.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WPC is 0.84, which has changed by 0.1077435 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13054323 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WPC has reached a high of $66.80, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $52.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.17%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.63%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that WPC traded 1.30M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1060340 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 218.98M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 216.21M. Insiders hold about 1.27% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 72.98% stake in the company. Shares short for WPC as of 1753920000 were 5668382 with a Short Ratio of 4.37, compared to 1751241600 on 4611321. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5668382 and a Short% of Float of 3.55.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 3.545, WPC has a forward annual dividend rate of 3.44. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.053212248The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.92. The current Payout Ratio is 167.00% for WPC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-30 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-06-30. 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 drawing attention from 1.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.65, with high estimates of $0.65 and low estimates of $0.65.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.71 and $1.71 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.71. EPS for the following year is $2.83, with 1.0 analysts recommending between $2.83 and $2.83.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 4 analysts expect revenue to total $425.24M. It ranges from a high estimate of $430M to a low estimate of $420.42M. As of the current estimate, W. P. Carey Inc’s year-ago sales were $397.38MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $428.3M. There is a high estimate of $434.08M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $423.11M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WPC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.71B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.68B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.7B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.58BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.79B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.85B and the low estimate is $1.71B.
