W. P. Carey Inc [WPC] stock prices are up 0.65% to $63.11 at the moment. 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 gain 2.77% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.71%, and not 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 February 18, 2025, when BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Outperform and also boosted its price target to $67 from $60. Previously, Barclays downgraded its rating to Underweight on December 17, 2024, and elevated its price target to $59. On May 31, 2024, UBS initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned a price target of $57 on the stock. Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and suggested a price target of $40 on March 27, 2024. Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. JMP Securities downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform for this stock on November 13, 2023. In a note dated September 26, 2023, BMO Capital Markets downgraded an Market Perform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $75 to $60.
The stock price of W. P. Carey Inc [WPC] has been fluctuating between $52.91 and $66.10 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $60 within the next 12 months. W. P. Carey Inc [NYSE: WPC] shares were valued at $63.11 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -4.93% based on the average WPC price forecast.
Analyzing the WPC fundamentals
The W. P. Carey Inc [NYSE:WPC] reported sales of 1.58B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -1.52%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.73% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.24%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.31%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.29%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.05 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 0.95.
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 62.07 points at the first support level, and at 61.04 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 64.07, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 65.04.
Ratios To Look Out For
Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 8.72, the price to book ratio is 1.64 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 30.16.
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.
