W. P. Carey (WPC) Competitors

W. P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) and Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WPC or HOOD?

W. P. Carey received 247 more outperform votes than Robinhood Markets when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.44% of users gave W. P. Carey an outperform vote while only 38.46% of users gave Robinhood Markets an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
W. P. Carey	Outperform Votes 342 56.44%	Underperform Votes 264 43.56%
Robinhood Markets	Outperform Votes 95 38.46%	Underperform Votes 152 61.54%

Does the media favor WPC or HOOD?

In the previous week, Robinhood Markets had 59 more articles in the media than W. P. Carey. MarketBeat recorded 74 mentions for Robinhood Markets and 15 mentions for W. P. Carey. W. P. Carey's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Robinhood Markets' score of 0.96 indicating that W. P. Carey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
W. P. Carey	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Robinhood Markets	44 Very Positive mention(s)	17 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WPC or HOOD more profitable?

Robinhood Markets has a net margin of 47.81% compared to W. P. Carey's net margin of 29.11%. Robinhood Markets' return on equity of 13.53% beat W. P. Carey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
W. P. Carey	29.11%	5.37%	2.61%
Robinhood Markets	47.81%	13.53%	2.52%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, WPC or HOOD?

Robinhood Markets has higher revenue and earnings than W. P. Carey. W. P. Carey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Robinhood Markets, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
W. P. Carey	$1.60B	8.29	$460.84M	$1.94	31.28
Robinhood Markets	$3.26B	18.05	$1.41B	$1.76	37.75

Do insiders & institutionals believe in WPC or HOOD?

73.7% of W. P. Carey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Robinhood Markets shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of W. P. Carey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.5% of Robinhood Markets shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate WPC or HOOD?

W. P. Carey presently has a consensus target price of $108.88, suggesting a potential upside of 79.40%. Robinhood Markets has a consensus target price of $55.41, suggesting a potential downside of 16.60%. Given W. P. Carey's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe W. P. Carey is more favorable than Robinhood Markets.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
W. P. Carey	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22
Robinhood Markets	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more volatility and risk, WPC or HOOD?

W. P. Carey has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Robinhood Markets has a beta of 2.15, meaning that its stock price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Robinhood Markets beats W. P. Carey on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.