A share price of W. P. Carey Inc [WPC] is currently trading at $55.85, up 0.56%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The WPC shares have lost -0.04% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.12%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
W. P. Carey Inc [NYSE: WPC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on May 31, 2024, when UBS initiated its Neutral rating and assigned the stock a price target of $57. Previously, Barclays started tracking the stock with Equal Weight rating on March 27, 2024, and set its price target to $40. On February 12, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Mkt Perform. JMP Securities downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. BMO Capital Markets downgraded its rating to a Market Perform and reduced its price target to $60 on September 26, 2023. Wells Fargo started tracking with a Equal Weight rating for this stock on September 21, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $66. In a note dated August 14, 2023, BofA Securities downgraded an Underperform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $78 to $67.
W. P. Carey Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $53.09 and $67.40. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $61 within the next 12 months. W. P. Carey Inc [NYSE: WPC] shares were valued at $55.85 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.22% based on the average WPC price forecast.
Analyzing the WPC fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for W. P. Carey Inc [NYSE:WPC] were 1.59B which represents -11.41% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.61% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.24%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.38%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.36%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.06 and Total Capital is 0.02. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.93.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 55.32 points at the first support level, and at 54.79 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 56.39, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 56.94.
Ratios To Look Out For
Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 7.69, the price to book ratio is 1.42 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 22.02.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Zander Brian H, Chief Accounting Officer, that happened on Nov 20 ’24 when 440.0 shares were sold. Director, Farrell Peter completed a deal on Nov 13 ’24 to buy 1000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director ALEXANDER MARK A bought 5000.0 shares on Nov 01 ’24.
