W. P. Carey Inc. (WPC): Price and Financial Metrics
WPC Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $61.35 | 52-week high | $85.36 |
| Prev. close | $60.90 | 52-week low | $51.36 |
| Day low | $60.39 | Volume | 1,204,300 |
| Day high | $61.57 | Avg. volume | 1,339,422 |
| 50-day MA | $64.14 | Dividend yield | 5.74% |
| 200-day MA | $64.04 | Market Cap | 13.42B |
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WPC POWR Grades
- WPC scores best on the Quality dimension, with a Quality rank ahead of 71.63% of US stocks.
- The strongest trend for WPC is in Stability, which has been heading down over the past 26 weeks.
- WPC's current lowest rank is in the Sentiment metric (where it is better than 28.62% of US stocks).
WPC Stock Summary
- Of note is the ratio of W P CAREY INC's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; only 6.18% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
- The ratio of debt to operating expenses for W P CAREY INC is higher than it is for about 92.8% of US stocks.
- With a price/sales ratio of 8.15, W P CAREY INC has a higher such ratio than 86.82% of stocks in our set.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to W P CAREY INC, a group of peers worth examining would be CUBE, KIM, FR, REG, and EPRT.
- Visit WPC's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.wpcarey.com.
WPC Valuation Summary
- WPC's price/sales ratio is 8.2; this is 70.83% higher than that of the median Real Estate stock.
- WPC's price/sales ratio has moved up 2 over the prior 243 months.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for WPC.
| Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPC | 2023-12-29 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 18.3 | 20.3 |
| WPC | 2023-12-28 | 8.3 | 1.6 | 18.6 | 20.5 |
| WPC | 2023-12-27 | 8.3 | 1.6 | 18.5 | 20.5 |
| WPC | 2023-12-26 | 8.3 | 1.6 | 18.5 | 20.5 |
| WPC | 2023-12-22 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 18.3 | 20.4 |
| WPC | 2023-12-21 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 18.4 | 20.4 |
WPC Growth Metrics
- Its 2 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at 14.72%.
- Its 2 year revenue growth rate is now at 10.08%.
- Its 3 year revenue growth rate is now at 39.35%.
The table below shows WPC's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
| Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-31 | 1,479.086 | 1,003.556 | 599.139 |
| 2022-09-30 | 1,451.337 | 1,003.611 | 489.163 |
| 2022-06-30 | 1,393.469 | 974.615 | 522.782 |
| 2022-03-31 | 1,368.796 | 973.917 | 515.349 |
| 2021-12-31 | 1,331.524 | 926.479 | 409.988 |
| 2021-09-30 | 1,264.015 | 870.35 | 444.998 |
WPC's Quality Factors
The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.- WPC has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 65.01% of graded US stocks.
- WPC's asset turnover comes in at 0.085 -- ranking 251st of 444 Trading stocks.
- GMRE, UMH, and STLY are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with WPC.
The table below shows WPC's key quality metrics over time.
| Period | Asset Turnover | Gross Margin | ROIC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-30 | 0.085 | 0.956 | 0.033 |
| 2021-06-30 | 0.085 | 0.958 | 0.034 |
| 2021-03-31 | 0.084 | 0.957 | 0.034 |
| 2020-12-31 | 0.085 | 0.954 | 0.033 |
| 2020-09-30 | 0.087 | 0.948 | 0.034 |
| 2020-06-30 | 0.088 | 0.943 | 0.029 |
WPC Price Target
For more insight on analysts targets of WPC, see our WPC price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.
| Average Price Target | $85.88 | Average Broker Recommendation | 1.78 (Moderate Buy) |
W. P. Carey Inc. (WPC) Company Bio
W. P. Carey Inc. is a real estate investment trust that invests in properties leased to single tenants via NNN leases. The company is organized in Maryland, with its primary office in New York City. (Source:Wikipedia)
Latest WPC News From Around the Web
Below are the latest news stories about W P CAREY INC that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate WPC as an investment opportunity.
W.P. Carey: Buy, Sell, or Hold?The longtime dividend grower recently reset its dividend payment and moved to unlock capital for long-term investment opportunities. |
W. P. Carey Announces Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility Extended and UpsizedW. P. Carey Inc. (W. P. Carey, NYSE: WPC) today announced that it closed an amended and restated $2.0 billion multicurrency unsecured revolving credit facility (the "Revolver"), a €215 million term loan and a £270 million term loan (the "Term Loans"). |
This Once Magnificent Dividend Stock Is Still an Attractive Income InvestmentW.P. Carey (NYSE: WPC) was a magnificent dividend stock. The diversified real estate investment trust (REIT) had increased its payment each year for a quarter century. W.P. Carey has reset its payment rate by reducing it by nearly 20% following its strategic exit from the office sector. |
W. P. Carey Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.860 per ShareW. P. Carey Inc. (W. P. Carey, NYSE: WPC) reported today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.860 per share, equivalent to an annualized dividend rate of $3.44 per share, reflecting both the Company's strategic plan to exit the office assets within its portfolio (announced on September 21, 2023) and a lower payout ratio. The dividend is payable on January 16, 2024 to stockholders of record as of December 29, 2023. |
Why W. P. Carey Stock Rebounded 16% in NovemberShares of W. P. Carey (NYSE: WPC) rallied 16% in November, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. W. P. Carey caught its investors off guard in late September when the diversified REIT unveiled an accelerated plan to exit the office sector. The two-part strategy would see the company spin off part of its office portfolio into a new office REIT, Net Lease Office Properties, which it completed in November. |
WPC Price Returns
| 1-mo | -8.17% |
| 3-mo | 14.85% |
| 6-mo | -3.68% |
| 1-year | -19.29% |
| 3-year | 8.37% |
| 5-year | 9.86% |
| YTD | -5.34% |
| 2023 | -10.34% |
| 2022 | 0.47% |
| 2021 | 22.88% |
| 2020 | -5.99% |
| 2019 | 28.84% |
WPC Dividends
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