W. P. Carey (WPC) Competitors

W. P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) and Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is WPC or OWL a better dividend stock?

W. P. Carey pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Blue Owl Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. W. P. Carey pays out 168.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Blue Owl Capital pays out 423.5% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate WPC or OWL?

W. P. Carey currently has a consensus price target of $62.38, suggesting a potential upside of 1.13%. Blue Owl Capital has a consensus price target of $26.27, suggesting a potential upside of 19.00%. Given Blue Owl Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Blue Owl Capital 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22
Blue Owl Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media favor WPC or OWL?

In the previous week, W. P. Carey had 10 more articles in the media than Blue Owl Capital. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for W. P. Carey and 10 mentions for Blue Owl Capital. W. P. Carey's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Blue Owl Capital's score of 1.01 indicating that W. P. Carey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
W. P. Carey	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blue Owl Capital	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, WPC or OWL?

W. P. Carey has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Owl Capital has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, WPC or OWL?

W. P. Carey has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Blue Owl Capital. W. P. Carey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blue Owl Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
W. P. Carey	$1.58B	8.53	$460.84M	$2.09	29.51
Blue Owl Capital	$2.16B	15.28	$109.58M	$0.17	129.86

Is WPC or OWL more profitable?

W. P. Carey has a net margin of 29.11% compared to Blue Owl Capital's net margin of 4.77%. Blue Owl Capital's return on equity of 20.82% beat W. P. Carey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
W. P. Carey	29.11%	5.37%	2.61%
Blue Owl Capital	4.77%	20.82%	11.52%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in WPC or OWL?

73.7% of W. P. Carey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of W. P. Carey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 33.5% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WPC or OWL?

W. P. Carey received 285 more outperform votes than Blue Owl Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.37% of users gave Blue Owl Capital an outperform vote while only 56.83% of users gave W. P. Carey an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
W. P. Carey	Outperform Votes 341 56.83%	Underperform Votes 259 43.17%
Blue Owl Capital	Outperform Votes 56 64.37%	Underperform Votes 31 35.63%

Summary

Blue Owl Capital beats W. P. Carey on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.