NYSE:WPC W.P. Carey (WPC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $65.04 -0.25 (-0.38%) Closing price 11/6/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$64.75 -0.29 (-0.45%) As of 11/6/2026 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About W.P. Carey Stock (NYSE:WPC) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get W.P. Carey alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$64.23▼$65.2150-Day Range$62.54▼$70.5752-Week Range$62.19▼$77.22Volume1.75 million shsAverage Volume1.74 million shsMarket Capitalization$14.97 billionP/E Ratio22.43Dividend Yield5.84%Price Target$76.79Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview W.P. Carey Inc. is a real estate investment trust that owns and manages commercial properties leased to businesses under long-term net leases. Under these arrangements, tenants typically pay property expenses such as taxes, insurance and maintenance in addition to rent. The company’s portfolio focuses primarily on industrial and warehouse properties, along with retail and self-storage facilities. Its properties serve tenants in the United States and Europe. In 2023, W.P. Carey separated its office properties into a new, publicly traded company as part of a shift toward its other property types. Founded in 1973 by William Polk Carey, the company converted to a REIT in 2012. Jason Fox has served as W.P. Carey’s president and chief executive officer since 2018.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More W.P. Carey Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks80th Percentile Overall ScoreWPC MarketRank™: 4.01906058543 of 5 starsW.P. Carey scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 54th out of 187 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.7 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingW.P. Carey has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialW.P. Carey has a consensus price target of $76.79, representing about 18.1% upside from its current price of $65.04.Amount of Analyst CoverageW.P. Carey has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about W.P. Carey's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth3.94% Earnings GrowthEarnings for W.P. Carey are expected to grow by 3.94% in the coming year, from $5.07 to $5.27 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of W.P. Carey is 22.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.41.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of W.P. Carey is 22.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 29.15.Price to Earnings Growth RatioW.P. Carey has a PEG Ratio of 2.80. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioW.P. Carey has a P/B Ratio of 1.70. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted4.27% of the float of W.P. Carey has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverW.P. Carey has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.91.Change versus previous monthShort interest in W.P. Carey has recently increased by 8.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend LeadershipW.P. Carey is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.84%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthW.P. Carey has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of W.P. Carey is 131.03%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, W.P. Carey will have a dividend payout ratio of 72.11% next year. This indicates that W.P. Carey will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about W.P. Carey's dividend. News and Social Media2.9 / 5News Sentiment0.68 News SentimentW.P. Carey has a news sentiment score of 0.68. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Real Estate companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for W.P. Carey this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 15 people have searched for WPC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows7 people have added W.P. Carey to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, W.P. Carey insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.98% of the stock of W.P. Carey is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions73.73% 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.Read more about W.P. Carey's insider trading history. Receive WPC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for W.P. Carey and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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Carey (NYSE:WPC) & Generation Income Properties (NASDAQ:GIPR)November 5 at 2:28 AM | americanbankingnews.comFinancial legend: “This is bad, really bad...”Dr. Martin D. Weiss has publicly predicted six major American financial crashes over his 55-year career leading Weiss Ratings, the only conflict-free rating agency in the US. Now he says a $3 trillion problem could trigger a chain reaction of crashes and failures, causing a global freeze in financial markets.November 8 at 1:00 AM | Weiss Ratings (Ad)The 10-Year Treasury Yield Fell 33 Basis Points. Here Are 5 Net-Lease REITs to WatchNovember 1, 2026 | 247wallst.comW.P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) Stock Price Target Cut by CitigroupOctober 31, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comW.P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) Sets New 52-Week Low on Disappointing EarningsOctober 30, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comDoes Raised AFFO Guidance Change The Bull Case For W. P. Carey Stock (WPC)?October 29, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comThe IRS Takes Up to 37% of These 5 High-Yield Dividends (Unless You Move Them)October 29, 2026 | 247wallst.comSee More Headlines WPC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have WPC shares performed this year? W.P. Carey's stock was trading at $64.42 at the start of the year. Since then, WPC stock has increased by 1.0% and is now trading at $65.0420. How were W.P. Carey's earnings last quarter? W.P. Carey Inc. (NYSE:WPC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October, 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.70 by $0.09. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 8.6% 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 investors include Equity Investment Corp (0.71%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.32%), Commonwealth Equity Services LLC (0.31%) and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.26%). 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 Realty Income (O), AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), AbbVie (ABBV), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), ExxonMobil (XOM) and Pfizer (PFE). Company Calendar Record date for 10/15 Dividend9/30/2026Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend9/30/2026Dividend Payable10/15/2026Last Earnings10/27/2026Today11/08/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (1m+) 1-Year History Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 Nov 26 WPC's financial health is in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. WPC has been in this zone for over one month. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorReal Estate Industry Diversified REITs Sub-IndustryDiversified REITs Current SymbolNYSE:WPC CIK1025378 Webwww.wpcarey.com Phone(212) 492-1100Fax212-492-8922Employees199Year Founded1973Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for W.P. Carey$76.79 High Price Target$88.00 Low Price Target$67.00 Potential Upside/Downside+18.1%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage16 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$2.90 Trailing P/E Ratio22.43 Forward P/E Ratio12.34 P/E Growth2.8Net Income$466.36 million Net Margins35.60% Pretax Margin38.00% Return on Equity7.67% Return on Assets3.54% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.99 Current Ratio0.21 Quick Ratio0.21 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.72 billion Price / Sales8.72 Cash Flow$4.61 per share Price / Cash Flow14.11 Book Value$38.16 per share Price / Book1.70Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares230,120,000Free Float227,863,000Market Cap$14.97 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.75 Social Links The 7 Hottest IPO Stories of 2026MarketBeat just released its list of the 7 hottest IPOs expected to hit Wall Street in 2026. 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