W.P. Carey (WPC) Competitors $64.89 +0.73 (+1.14%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$65.26 +0.38 (+0.58%) As of 08/1/2025 07:57 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WPC vs. ADC, BNL, EPRT, FCPT, GNL, GTY, NNN, O, VICI, and OWLShould you be buying W.P. Carey stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of W.P. Carey include Agree Realty (ADC), Broadstone Net Lease (BNL), Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT), Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT), Global Net Lease (GNL), Getty Realty (GTY), NNN REIT (NNN), Realty Income (O), VICI Properties (VICI), and Blue Owl Capital (OWL). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. W.P. Carey vs. Its Competitors Agree Realty Broadstone Net Lease Essential Properties Realty Trust Four Corners Property Trust Global Net Lease Getty Realty NNN REIT Realty Income VICI Properties Blue Owl Capital W.P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) and Agree Realty (NYSE:ADC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Is WPC or ADC a better dividend stock? W.P. Carey pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Agree Realty pays an annual dividend of $3.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. W.P. Carey pays out 236.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Agree Realty pays out 173.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. W.P. Carey has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Agree Realty has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. W.P. Carey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WPC or ADC? 73.7% of W.P. Carey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Agree Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of W.P. Carey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Agree Realty shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer WPC or ADC? In the previous week, W.P. Carey had 17 more articles in the media than Agree Realty. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for W.P. Carey and 17 mentions for Agree Realty. Agree Realty's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat W.P. Carey's score of 0.93 indicating that Agree Realty is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment W.P. Carey 15 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Agree Realty 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, WPC or ADC? W.P. Carey has higher revenue and earnings than Agree Realty. Agree Realty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than W.P. Carey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioW.P. Carey$1.64B8.64$460.84M$1.5242.69Agree Realty$617.09M13.13$189.20M$1.7741.62 Do analysts prefer WPC or ADC? W.P. Carey currently has a consensus price target of $65.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.17%. Agree Realty has a consensus price target of $80.32, indicating a potential upside of 9.03%. Given Agree Realty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Agree Realty is more favorable than W.P. Carey.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score W.P. Carey 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.10Agree Realty 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69 Which has more risk and volatility, WPC or ADC? W.P. Carey has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agree Realty has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is WPC or ADC more profitable? Agree Realty has a net margin of 28.16% compared to W.P. Carey's net margin of 20.42%. W.P. Carey's return on equity of 4.00% beat Agree Realty's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets W.P. Carey20.42% 4.00% 1.91% Agree Realty 28.16%3.50%2.19% SummaryAgree Realty beats W.P. Carey on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get W.P. Carey News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WPC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WPC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WPC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricW.P. CareyREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$14.05B$8.30B$12.08B$20.69BDividend Yield5.65%6.00%5.63%3.67%P/E Ratio42.6971.2719.7429.07Price / Sales8.644.8325.9257.23Price / Cash14.1517.7921.3322.84Price / Book1.731.612.094.43Net Income$460.84M$128.99M$1.00B$994.22M7 Day Performance0.43%-4.24%-2.46%-3.35%1 Month Performance2.48%-3.47%-0.96%-2.05%1 Year Performance13.40%-9.58%537.06%10.15% W.P. Carey Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WPCW.P. Carey3.3227 of 5 stars$64.89+1.1%$65.00+0.2%+13.3%$14.05B$1.64B42.69190Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑ADCAgree Realty3.7997 of 5 stars$72.56-1.3%$80.32+10.7%+4.0%$7.98B$617.09M41.0080Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap UpBNLBroadstone Net Lease3.2145 of 5 stars$15.78-0.6%$18.57+17.7%-6.2%$2.98B$431.80M25.8770News CoverageDividend AnnouncementEPRTEssential Properties Realty Trust3.6704 of 5 stars$30.50-0.4%$34.90+14.4%+2.6%$6.04B$503.26M25.8540Positive NewsFCPTFour Corners Property Trust4.2855 of 5 stars$26.17-1.2%$29.40+12.3%-6.6%$2.63B$273.08M24.46540News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGNLGlobal Net Lease3.5949 of 5 stars$7.03-1.7%$8.33+18.6%-19.6%$1.61B$789.55M-4.751Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGTYGetty Realty2.2427 of 5 stars$27.55-0.8%$32.33+17.3%-7.7%$1.53B$210.07M23.9630News CoverageNNNNNN REIT3.7159 of 5 stars$42.08-1.5%$44.38+5.5%-8.7%$7.91B$869.27M19.6680News CoverageUpcoming EarningsORealty Income3.4907 of 5 stars$56.88-1.8%$61.15+7.5%-2.5%$51.37B$5.39B51.71400Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsVICIVICI Properties3.8943 of 5 stars$32.52-2.6%$35.38+8.8%+5.6%$34.37B$3.88B13.0120Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑OWLBlue Owl Capital4.1659 of 5 stars$19.80-1.1%$24.02+21.3%+9.7%$30.45B$2.30B152.331,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Agree Realty Competitors Broadstone Net Lease Competitors Essential Properties Realty Trust Competitors Four Corners Property Trust Competitors Global Net Lease Competitors Getty Realty Competitors NNN REIT Competitors Realty Income Competitors VICI Properties Competitors Blue Owl Capital Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WPC) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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