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

5 Wall Street research 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 research analysts is that investors should "buy" WPC shares.
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5 Wall Street research analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for W. P. Carey's shares. Their WPC share price forecasts range from $88.00 to $95.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $91.80 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 4.5% from the stock's current price.
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W. P. Carey's stock was trading at $82.05 at the start of the year. Since then, WPC shares have increased by 7.1% and is now trading at $87.88.
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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) released its earnings results on Friday, April, 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.90% and a net margin of 37.52%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.22 earnings per share.

W. P. Carey announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, June 16th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $1.059 per share on Friday, July 15th. This represents a $4.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 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 4.89%. 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 26 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 81.38% 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, August, 5th. The company provided earnings per share (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 many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.52%), Northern Trust Corp (0.97%), Deutsche Bank AG (0.97%), UBS Group AG (0.84%), Commonwealth Equity Services LLC (0.74%) and Brown Advisory Inc. (0.48%). 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 $87.88.

W. P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) has a market capitalization of $16.95 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 was founded in 1973.

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.