W. P. Carey Inc (NYSE: WPC) has seen a decline in its stock price by -1.89 in relation to its previous close of 54.78. However, the company has experienced a -1.00% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-01-10 that Retiring on $1 million is increasingly challenging. Doing it with dividends can make it more feasible. I share two approaches to retiring on dividends with $1 million.
Is It Worth Investing in W. P. Carey Inc (NYSE: WPC) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for W. P. Carey Inc (NYSE: WPC) is 21.19x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for WPC is 1.00. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for WPC is 216.09M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.22% of that float. On January 10, 2025, WPC’s average trading volume was 1.16M shares.
WPC’s Market Performance
WPC stock saw a decrease of -1.00% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -4.89% and a quarterly a decrease of -10.20%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.61%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.90% for W. P. Carey Inc (WPC). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.19% for WPC stock, with a simple moving average of -6.42% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of WPC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WPC stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for WPC by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for WPC in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $59 based on the research report published on December 17, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WPC reach a price target of $57. The rating they have provided for WPC stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on May 31st, 2024.
Barclays gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to WPC, setting the target price at $40 in the report published on March 27th of the previous year.
WPC Trading at -3.43% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WPC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -20.26% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.90%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.61%, as shares sank -3.69% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -6.45% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WPC fell by -0.96%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -3.26% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $54.95. In addition, W. P. Carey Inc saw -1.35% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at WPC starting from Zander Brian H, who sale 440 shares at the price of $56.65 back on Nov 20 ’24. After this action, Zander Brian H now owns 7,237 shares of W. P. Carey Inc, valued at $24,926 using the latest closing price.
Farrell Peter, the Director of W. P. Carey Inc, purchase 1,000 shares at $55.56 during a trade that took place back on Nov 13 ’24, which means that Farrell Peter is holding 22,289 shares at $55,556 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WPC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.24 for the present operating margin
- 0.61 for the gross margin
The net margin for W. P. Carey Inc stands at 0.36. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 6.30, with 3.08 for asset returns.
Based on W. P. Carey Inc (WPC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.48 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.23. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.93. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.36.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.67 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.22. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 12.15.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of W. P. Carey Inc (WPC) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
