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Whitestone REIT (NYSE: WSR) closed the day trading at $12.54 down -3.83% from the previous closing price of $13.04. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.83 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.61 million shares were traded. WSR stock price reached its highest trading level at $12.69 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $11.775.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WSR, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 65.65 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.60. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.44 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.40.
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 Mar 21 ’25 when GATHRIGHT KRISTIAN M bought 1,750 shares for $14.36 per share. The transaction valued at 25,130 led to the insider holds 3,503 shares of the business.
Feng Amy Shih-Hua bought 875 shares of WSR for $12,528 on Mar 19 ’25. The Director now owns 54,225 shares after completing the transaction at $14.32 per share. On Sep 04 ’24, another insider, Buthman Julia Bruns, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 5,000 shares for $12.99 each. As a result, the insider paid 64,950 and bolstered with 8,093 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 646373056 and an Enterprise Value of 1280245632. As of this moment, Whitestone’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.83. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.18 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.254 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.871.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WSR is 0.92, which has changed by 0.0829016 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092895746 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 $11.37. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.46%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.99%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, WSR traded about 243.62K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, WSR traded about 216740 shares per day. A total of 50.69M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 44.16M. Insiders hold about 13.23% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 64.06% stake in the company. Shares short for WSR as of 1744675200 were 445906 with a Short Ratio of 1.83, compared to 1741910400 on 389556. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 445906 and a Short% of Float of 1.23000005.
Dividends & Splits
WSR’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.56, up from 0.371 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.028549442The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.37.
Earnings Estimates
The current assessment of Whitestone REIT (WSR) involves the perspectives of 3.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.11, with high estimates of $0.13 and low estimates of $0.1.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.42 and $0.38 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.4. EPS for the following year is $0.47, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $0.55 and $0.43.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $39.48M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $39.7M to a low estimate of $39.2M. As of the current estimate, Whitestone REIT’s year-ago sales were $37.65MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $39.92M. There is a high estimate of $40.1M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $39.66M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WSR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $159.6M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $157.81M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $158.99M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $154.28MBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $164.78M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $166.9M and the low estimate is $162.33M.
