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As of close of business last night, W. P. Carey Inc’s stock clocked out at $61.73, down -0.45% from its previous closing price of $62.01. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.45 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.47 million shares were traded. WPC stock price reached its highest trading level at $62.36 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $61.465.
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 21.10 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.96. 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:
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 13509548032 and an Enterprise Value of 21056503808. As of this moment, W.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.43. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.96. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.53 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.60. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 13.357 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.079.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WPC is 0.85, which has changed by 0.09256637 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 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 4.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.41%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that WPC traded 1.24M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1529750 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 218.85M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 215.75M. Insiders hold about 1.41% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.34% stake in the company. Shares short for WPC as of 1740700800 were 4080949 with a Short Ratio of 3.28, compared to 1738281600 on 3295110. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4080949 and a Short% of Float of 2.5700000000000003.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 3.49, WPC has a forward annual dividend rate of 3.49. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.056281246The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.99. The current Payout Ratio is 167.00% for WPC, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-31 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.
