W.P. Carey (WPC) Competitors

W.P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) and Agree Realty (NYSE:ADC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, WPC or ADC?

W.P. Carey has higher revenue and earnings than Agree Realty. W.P. Carey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agree Realty, 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	$1.58B	9.11	$460.84M	$1.52	43.34
Agree Realty	$617.09M	13.16	$189.20M	$1.68	43.69

Is WPC or ADC a better dividend stock?

W.P. Carey pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Agree Realty pays an annual dividend of $3.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. W.P. Carey pays out 236.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Agree Realty pays out 182.7% 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 increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Agree Realty has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. W.P. Carey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer WPC or ADC?

W.P. Carey presently has a consensus target price of $65.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.34%. Agree Realty has a consensus target price of $80.46, suggesting a potential upside of 9.62%. Given Agree Realty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Agree Realty is more favorable than W.P. Carey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
W.P. Carey	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10
Agree Realty	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Which has more volatility & risk, WPC or ADC?

W.P. Carey has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agree Realty has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor WPC or ADC?

In the previous week, Agree Realty had 3 more articles in the media than W.P. Carey. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Agree Realty and 10 mentions for W.P. Carey. W.P. Carey's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Agree Realty's score of 1.10 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	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Agree Realty	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WPC or ADC?

73.7% of W.P. Carey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Agree Realty shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of W.P. Carey shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Agree Realty shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is WPC or ADC more profitable?

Agree Realty has a net margin of 28.16% compared to W.P. Carey's net margin of 20.42%. W.P. Carey's return on equity of 4.00% beat Agree Realty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
W.P. Carey	20.42%	4.00%	1.91%
Agree Realty	28.16%	3.47%	2.15%

Summary

Agree Realty beats W.P. Carey on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.