The price of W. P. Carey Inc (NYSE: WPC) closed at $54.88 in the last session, up 0.07% from day before closing price of $54.84. In other words, the price has increased by $+0.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1495220 shares were traded. WPC stock price reached its highest trading level at $55.57 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $54.88.
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 18.93 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.61. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.95 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.82.
BMO Capital Markets Downgraded its Outperform to Market Perform on September 26, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $75 to $60.
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 Dec 14 when Zander Brian H sold 200 shares for $65.26 per share. The transaction valued at 13,052 led to the insider holds 4,224 shares of the business.
ALEXANDER MARK A bought 1,000 shares of WPC for $72,479 on May 02. The Director now owns 26,118 shares after completing the transaction at $72.48 per share.
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 12.00B and an Enterprise Value of 19.51B. As of this moment, W.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.64, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.89 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.38. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.20 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.67.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WPC has reached a high of $80.52, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $50.28. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 62.67, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 62.33.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WPC traded on average about 2.24M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1.43M shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 218.67M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 215.91M. Insiders hold about 1.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.90% stake in the company. Shares short for WPC as of Jan 31, 2024 were 8.38M with a Short Ratio of 3.74, compared to 8.97M on Dec 29, 2023. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3.83% and a Short% of Float of 4.48%.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for WPC is 4.07, which was 4.07 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 7.42%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 6.27%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.69.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 1 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.53 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.53 and a low estimate of $0.53, while EPS last year was $0.82. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.58, with high estimates of $0.58 and low estimates of $0.58.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.29 and $2.29 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.29. EPS for the following year is $2.52, with 1 analysts recommending between $2.52 and $2.52.
Revenue Estimates
According to 4 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $398.51M. It ranges from a high estimate of $406.52M to a low estimate of $379.5M. As of the current estimate, W. P. Carey Inc’s year-ago sales were $427.35M, an estimated decrease of -6.70% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $405.8M, a decrease of -10.30% less than the figure of -$6.70% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $413.96M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $396.3M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WPC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.7B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.57B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.63B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.74B, down -6.10% from the average estimate. Based on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.72B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.75B and the low estimate is $1.6B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 5.00% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
