W.P. Carey (WPC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

W. P. Carey ranks among the largest net lease REITs with a well-diversified portfolio of high-quality, operationally critical commercial real estate, which includes 1,424 net lease properties covering approximately 173 million square feet and a portfolio of 89 self-storage operating properties as of December 31, 2023. With offices in New York, London, Amsterdam and Dallas, the company remains focused on investing primarily in single-tenant, industrial, warehouse and retail properties located in the U.S. and Northern and Western Europe, under long-term net leases with built-in rent escalations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $65.37 to $65.94
• 50-Day Range: $61.37 to $66.17
• 52-Week Range: $52.91 to $66.64
• Volume: 934,547 shs
• Average Volume: 1.38 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $14.43 billion
• P/E Ratio: 43.35
• Dividend Yield: 5.46%
• Price Target: $65.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

W.P. Carey Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

W.P. Carey scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 520th out of 921 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

W.P. Carey has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.10, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

W.P. Carey has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -3.08%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for W.P. Carey are expected to decrease by -3.08% in the coming year, from $4.87 to $4.72 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of W.P. Carey is 43.35, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.85.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of W.P. Carey is 43.35, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.31.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

W.P. Carey has a PEG Ratio of 9.62. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

W.P. Carey has a P/B Ratio of 1.71. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.86% of the outstanding shares of W.P. Carey have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

W.P. Carey has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in W.P. Carey has recently increased by 143.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

W.P. Carey is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.46%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

W.P. Carey has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of W.P. Carey is 236.84%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, W.P. Carey will have a dividend payout ratio of 76.27% in the coming year. This indicates that W.P. Carey may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.73

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.86% of the outstanding shares of W.P. Carey have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

W.P. Carey has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in W.P. Carey has recently increased by 143.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.56

News Sentiment

W.P. Carey has a news sentiment score of 1.56. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.85 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for W.P. Carey this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 17 people have searched for WPC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -11% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added W.P. Carey to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, W.P. Carey insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.93% of the stock of W.P. Carey is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

73.73% of the stock of W.P. Carey is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

WPC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WPC shares performed this year?

W.P. Carey's stock was trading at $54.48 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, WPC stock has increased by 20.9% and is now trading at $65.8840.

How were W.P. Carey's earnings last quarter?

W.P. Carey Inc. (NYSE:WPC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.05. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 10.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are W.P. Carey's major shareholders?

W.P. Carey's top institutional shareholders include Geode Capital Management LLC (2.10%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.70%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.02%) and Equity Investment Corp (0.82%). Insiders that own company stock include Mark A Alexander and Brian H Zander.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of W.P. Carey?

Shares of WPC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of W.P. Carey own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that W.P. Carey investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), AbbVie (ABBV), Realty Income (O), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Pfizer (PFE), American Water Works (AWK) and NVIDIA (NVDA).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/29/2025
• Today: 8/10/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - EQTY TRUST - OTHER
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WPC
• CIK: 1025378
• Web: www.wpcarey.com
• Phone: (212) 492-1100
• Fax: 212-492-8922
• Employees: 190
• Year Founded: 1973

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for W.P. Carey: $65.00
• High Price Target: $67.00
• Low Price Target: $61.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -1.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.10
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.52
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 43.35
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.53
• P/E Growth: 9.62
• Net Income: $460.84 million
• Net Margins: 20.42%
• Pretax Margin: 22.95%
• Return on Equity: 4.00%
• Return on Assets: 1.91%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.97
• Current Ratio: 0.19
• Quick Ratio: 0.19

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.58 billion
• Price / Sales: 9.11
• Cash Flow: $4.53 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.53
• Book Value: $37.56 per share
• Price / Book: 1.75

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 218,990,000
• Free Float: 216,954,000
• Market Cap: $14.43 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.78