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After finishing at $59.92 in the prior trading day, W. P. Carey Inc (NYSE: WPC) closed at $59.30, down -1.03%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.03 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.77 million shares were traded. WPC stock price reached its highest trading level at $59.98 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $59.0816.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WPC 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 11.95 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.67. 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:
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 Aug 16 ’24 when ALEXANDER MARK A bought 2,000 shares for $57.03 per share. The transaction valued at 114,059 led to the insider holds 40,124 shares of the business.
ALEXANDER MARK A bought 3,500 shares of WPC for $195,531 on Aug 09 ’24. The Director now owns 38,124 shares after completing the transaction at $55.87 per share. On Aug 08 ’24, another insider, Zander Brian H, who serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 500 shares for $56.75 each. As a result, the insider received 28,375 and left with 7,677 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 12977627136 and an Enterprise Value of 20000294912. As of this moment, W.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.72, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.60. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.91 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.50. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 12.17 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.85.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WPC has reached a high of $67.40, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $50.52. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.79%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.28%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.00M shares per day over the past 3-months and 956980 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 218.67M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 216.10M. Insiders hold about 1.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 68.88% stake in the company. Shares short for WPC as of 1727654400 were 3868191 with a Short Ratio of 3.85, compared to 1724976000 on 3398600. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3868191 and a Short% of Float of 2.4300002000000003.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WPC’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.666, compared to 3.47 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.061181575The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.9.
