W. P. Carey - WPC Stock Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for W. P. Carey in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" WPC shares.
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5 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for W. P. Carey's shares. Their WPC share price forecasts range from $85.00 to $94.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $88.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.8% from the stock's current price.
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W. P. Carey's stock was trading at $78.15 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WPC shares have increased by 9.6% and is now trading at $85.63.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, February 10th 2023.
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W. P. Carey will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, February 10th at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

W. P. Carey Inc. (NYSE:WPC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April, 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.82 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.39. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $344.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $340.96 million. W. P. Carey had a net margin of 33.70% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.17%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.22 EPS.

W. P. Carey announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, December 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 30th will be given a dividend of $1.065 per share on Friday, January 13th. This represents a $4.26 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.97%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 29th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $1.06.
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W. P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) pays an annual dividend of $4.26 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.98%. WPC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 25 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 169.05%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, WPC will have a dividend payout ratio of 82.72% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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W. P. Carey issued an update on its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Friday, November, 18th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $5.25-$5.31 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $5.13. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

10 employees have rated W. P. Carey Chief Executive Officer Jason Fox on Glassdoor.com. Jason Fox has an approval rating of 80% among the company's employees. 48.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at W. P. Carey to a friend.

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W. P. Carey trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WPC."

W. P. Carey's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.34%), New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.10%), Strs Ohio (0.09%), Foundry Partners LLC (0.08%), DAVENPORT & Co LLC (0.08%) and TruWealth Advisors LLC (0.07%). Insiders that own company stock include Arjun Mahalingam, Christopher Niehaus, Jason E Fox, Mark A Alexander and Robert J Flanagan.
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One share of WPC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $85.63.

W. P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) has a market capitalization of $17.81 billion and generates $1.33 billion in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $409.99 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.52 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 183 workers across the globe.

W. P. Carey's mailing address is 50 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY, 10020. The official website for the company is www.wpcarey.com. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at (212) 492-1100, via email at ir@wpcarey.com, or via fax at 212-492-8922.