W. P. Carey Inc (WPC) stock expected to decline by -0.33%: What’s driving the pessimism?

A share price of W. P. Carey Inc [WPC] is currently trading at $63.71, up 1.13%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The WPC shares have gain 0.58% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.16%, 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 June 09, 2025, when BNP Paribas Exane upgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $66 for it. Previously, BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to Outperform on February 18, 2025, and elevated its price target to $67. On December 17, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underweight and revised its price target to $59 on the stock. UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and suggested a price target of $57 on May 31, 2024. Barclays initiated its recommendation with a Equal Weight and recommended $40 as its price target on March 27, 2024. Raymond James downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform for this stock on February 12, 2024. In a note dated November 13, 2023, JMP Securities downgraded an Mkt Perform rating on this stock.

W. P. Carey Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $52.91 and $66.10. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $63.5 within the next 12 months. W. P. Carey Inc [NYSE: WPC] shares were valued at $63.71 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -0.33% based on the average WPC price forecast.

Analyzing the WPC fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for W. P. Carey Inc [NYSE:WPC] were 1.60B which represents 5.15% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.81% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.38%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.29%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.27%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.05 and Total Capital is 0.03.

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 63.17 points at the first support level, and at 62.63 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 64.11, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 64.52.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for W. P. Carey Inc [NYSE:WPC] is 0.57. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.57. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 8.70, the price to book ratio is 1.67 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 32.86.

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.

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