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Whitestone REIT (WSR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$11.81 -0.38 (-3.12%)
Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$12.03 +0.22 (+1.86%)
As of 08/1/2025 05:47 PM Eastern
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About Whitestone REIT Stock (NYSE:WSR)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$11.80
$12.23
50-Day Range
$11.81
$12.76
52-Week Range
$11.77
$15.36
Volume
264,089 shs
Average Volume
222,774 shs
Market Capitalization
$601.08 million
P/E Ratio
18.17
Dividend Yield
4.57%
Price Target
$15.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Whitestone REIT Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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91st Percentile Overall Score

WSR MarketRank™: 

Whitestone REIT scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 169th out of 919 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Whitestone REIT has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Whitestone REIT has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Whitestone REIT's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Whitestone REIT are expected to grow by 6.06% in the coming year, from $0.99 to $1.05 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Whitestone REIT is 18.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Whitestone REIT is 18.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.74.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Whitestone REIT has a PEG Ratio of 1.92. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Whitestone REIT has a P/B Ratio of 1.39. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.92% of the outstanding shares of Whitestone REIT have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Whitestone REIT has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Whitestone REIT has recently decreased by 79.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Whitestone REIT is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.36%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Whitestone REIT has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Whitestone REIT is 83.08%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Whitestone REIT will have a dividend payout ratio of 51.43% next year. This indicates that Whitestone REIT will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Whitestone REIT's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.92% of the outstanding shares of Whitestone REIT have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Whitestone REIT has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Whitestone REIT has recently decreased by 79.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Whitestone REIT has a news sentiment score of 0.84. 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 0.73 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Whitestone REIT this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for WSR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Whitestone REIT insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $61,750.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.20% of the stock of Whitestone REIT is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    69.51% of the stock of Whitestone REIT is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Whitestone REIT's insider trading history.
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WSR Stock News Headlines

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WSR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Whitestone REIT's stock was trading at $14.17 at the start of the year. Since then, WSR shares have decreased by 16.7% and is now trading at $11.81.

Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.01. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $37.68 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $38.55 million. Whitestone REIT had a net margin of 21.70% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.76%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Shares of WSR 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Whitestone REIT investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/30/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/12 Dividend
8/01/2025
Today
8/02/2025
Record date for 8/12 Dividend
8/04/2025
Dividend Payable
8/12/2025
Record date for 9/11 Dividend
9/02/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/11 Dividend
9/02/2025
Dividend Payable
9/11/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
REIT - EQTY TRUST - OTHER
Sub-Industry
Diversified REITs
Current Symbol
NYSE:WSR
CIK
1175535
Employees
90
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$16.00
Low Price Target
$14.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+27.0%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.60
Trailing P/E Ratio
18.17
Forward P/E Ratio
11.93
P/E Growth
1.92
Net Income
$36.89 million
Net Margins
21.70%
Pretax Margin
22.28%
Return on Equity
7.76%
Return on Assets
2.98%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.55
Current Ratio
2.41
Quick Ratio
3.02

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$154.28 million
Price / Sales
3.90
Cash Flow
$1.40 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.46
Book Value
$8.51 per share
Price / Book
1.39

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
50,900,000
Free Float
49,267,000
Market Cap
$601.13 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.94

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This page (NYSE:WSR) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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