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In the latest session, W. P. Carey Inc (NYSE: WPC) closed at $60.76 up 0.23% from its previous closing price of $60.62. In other words, the price has increased by $0.23 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.75 million shares were traded. WPC stock price reached its highest trading level at $60.93 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $60.02.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of W. P. Carey Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 20.78 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.84. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.98 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.91.
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 the company, BMO Capital Markets on February 18, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $67 from $60 previously.
On December 17, 2024, Barclays Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Equal Weight and also upped its target price recommendation from $56 to $59.
On May 31, 2024, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $57.UBS initiated its Neutral rating on May 31, 2024, with a $57 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 13304981504 and an Enterprise Value of 20844218368. As of this moment, W.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.04, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.13. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.06. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.40 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.58. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 13.223 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.917.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WPC is 0.82, which has changed by 0.10795045 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.097913146 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WPC has reached a high of $66.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $52.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.53%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.47%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, WPC has traded an average of 1.30M shares per day and 911400 over the past ten days. A total of 218.85M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 215.88M. Insiders hold about 1.42% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.46% stake in the company. Shares short for WPC as of 1744675200 were 4899074 with a Short Ratio of 3.77, compared to 1741910400 on 3712196. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4899074 and a Short% of Float of 3.0700000000000003.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for WPC is 3.52, from 3.49 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05757176The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.97. The current Payout Ratio is 167.00% for WPC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-31 with an ex-dividend date of 1743379200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2023-11-02 when the company split stock in a 1021:1000 ratio.
