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

5 Wall Street equities research 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 equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" WPC shares.
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5 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for W. P. Carey's stock. Their WPC share price forecasts range from $85.00 to $94.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $88.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.9% from the stock's current price.
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W. P. Carey's stock was trading at $78.15 at the start of the year. Since then, WPC shares have increased by 9.4% and is now trading at $85.53.
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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 Inc. (NYSE:WPC) announced its earnings results on Friday, April, 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.39. The real estate investment trust earned $344.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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 business's revenue was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.22 EPS.

W. P. Carey declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, December 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 30th will be paid a dividend of $1.065 per share on Friday, January 13th. This represents a $4.26 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 29th. This is a boost 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 82.40% 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 updated 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 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 number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.34%), Strs Ohio (0.09%), DAVENPORT & Co LLC (0.08%), TruWealth Advisors LLC (0.07%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%) and Verdence Capital Advisors LLC (0.06%). 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 $85.53.

W. P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) has a market capitalization of $17.79 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.