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 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" WPC shares.
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5 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for W. P. Carey's stock. Their WPC share price forecasts range from $80.00 to $94.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $88.40 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 20.0% from the stock's current price.
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W. P. Carey's stock was trading at $82.05 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, WPC stock has decreased by 10.2% and is now trading at $73.64.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, November 4th 2022.
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W. P. Carey Inc. (NYSE:WPC) issued its quarterly 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 analyst estimates of $340.96 million. W. P. Carey had a net margin of 37.52% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.90%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.22 EPS.

W. P. Carey announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, September 30th will be paid a dividend of $1.061 per share on Friday, October 14th. This represents a $4.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.76%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 29th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $1.06.
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W. P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) pays an annual dividend of $4.24 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.89%. 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 24 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 154.18%. 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 81.07% 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, August, 5th. The company provided EPS guidance of $5.22-$5.30 for the period. 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 investors include AdvisorNet Financial Inc (0.03%), Weaver Consulting Group (0.02%) and Pensionfund Sabic (0.02%). 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 $73.64.

W. P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) has a market capitalization of $14.21 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 $2.75 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.