WPC vs. GLPI, ADC, BNL, EPRT, FCPT, GTY, NNN, O, ARES, and VICI
Should you be buying W.P. Carey stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of W.P. Carey include Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI), Agree Realty (ADC), Broadstone Net Lease (BNL), Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT), Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT), Getty Realty (GTY), NNN REIT (NNN), Realty Income (O), Ares Management (ARES), and VICI Properties (VICI). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
W.P. Carey vs. Its Competitors
W.P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) and Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.
Gaming and Leisure Properties has a net margin of 46.32% compared to W.P. Carey's net margin of 20.42%. Gaming and Leisure Properties' return on equity of 15.43% beat W.P. Carey's return on equity.
W.P. Carey has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gaming and Leisure Properties has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.
W.P. Carey pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Gaming and Leisure Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. W.P. Carey pays out 239.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Gaming and Leisure Properties pays out 120.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. W.P. Carey has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Gaming and Leisure Properties has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Gaming and Leisure Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
73.7% of W.P. Carey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.1% of Gaming and Leisure Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of W.P. Carey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Gaming and Leisure Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Gaming and Leisure Properties had 12 more articles in the media than W.P. Carey. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Gaming and Leisure Properties and 11 mentions for W.P. Carey. W.P. Carey's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Gaming and Leisure Properties' score of 0.70 indicating that W.P. Carey is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Gaming and Leisure Properties has lower revenue, but higher earnings than W.P. Carey. Gaming and Leisure Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than W.P. Carey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
W.P. Carey currently has a consensus target price of $67.22, suggesting a potential downside of 1.39%. Gaming and Leisure Properties has a consensus target price of $52.71, suggesting a potential upside of 14.81%. Given Gaming and Leisure Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Gaming and Leisure Properties is more favorable than W.P. Carey.
Summary
Gaming and Leisure Properties beats W.P. Carey on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:WPC) was last updated on 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
