The stock price of W. P. Carey Inc (NYSE: WPC) has jumped by 2.08 compared to previous close of 61.62. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 1.90% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-03-25 that WPC is set to gain from a diverse portfolio of single-tenant net lease commercial real estate, strategic repositioning and a healthy balance sheet.
Is It Worth Investing in W. P. Carey Inc (NYSE: WPC) Right Now?
W. P. Carey Inc (NYSE: WPC) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 30.06x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for WPC is at 0.87. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for WPC is 215.75M, and currently, shorts hold a 1.72% of that float. The average trading volume for WPC on March 27, 2025 was 1.26M shares.
WPC’s Market Performance
WPC’s stock has seen a 1.90% increase for the week, with a -2.21% drop in the past month and a 15.94% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.62%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.00% for W. P. Carey Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.19% for WPC’s stock, with a 8.18% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of WPC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WPC stocks, with BMO Capital Markets repeating the rating for WPC by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for WPC in the upcoming period, according to BMO Capital Markets is $67 based on the research report published on February 18, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WPC reach a price target of $59, previously predicting the price at $56. The rating they have provided for WPC stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on December 17th, 2024.
UBS gave a rating of “Neutral” to WPC, setting the target price at $57 in the report published on May 31st of the previous year.
WPC Trading at 5.46% 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 -4.84% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.00%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.62%, as shares sank -2.21% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +17.57% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WPC rose by +1.90%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +8.82% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $63.02. In addition, W. P. Carey Inc saw 15.46% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
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
- 0.73 for the gross margin
The net margin for W. P. Carey Inc stands at 0.29. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 5.38, with 2.60 for asset returns.
Based on W. P. Carey Inc (WPC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.49 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 0.95. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.39.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.3 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.69. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 13.37.
Conclusion
In conclusion, W. P. Carey Inc (WPC) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
