W. P. Carey Inc. (WPC) Stock

About W. P. Carey Inc.

W. P. Carey is recognized as a leading net lease Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), boasting an enterprise value of approximately $18 billion. As of September 30, 2020, its extensive portfolio comprises 1,215 essential net lease properties, spanning an estimated 142 million square feet of commercial real estate. For nearly five decades, the company has strategically invested in high-quality, single-tenant industrial, warehouse, office, retail, and self-storage assets. These properties are secured by long-term net leases, which incorporate built-in rent increases. The portfolio's primary geographical footprint is in the United States, along with Northern and Western Europe, and it exhibits strong diversification across tenant profiles, property categories, locations, and the industries of its occupants.

W. P. Carey Inc. is led by CEO Jason E. Fox, employs 199 people, headquartered in New York City, US, publicly traded since 1998.

W. P. Carey Inc. (WPC) stock trades at $71.86 with a market capitalization of $16.37B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 35.17, price-to-book of 2.04, price-to-sales of 8.35. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $61.09 and $76.97, and currently trades 6.6% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 4.92%.

On profitability, W. P. Carey Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 5.74%, return on capital employed of 9.38%, an operating margin of 44.46%, a net profit margin of 26.02%.

In its most recent fiscal year, W. P. Carey Inc. reported annual revenue of $1.7B, net profit of $466.0M, revenue has compounded at 7.9% a year over the last five years, profit at 0.5% a year.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 0.18, total assets of $18.0B, $155.0M in cash and equivalents.

WPC has an average daily trading volume of 1,490,000 shares, a beta of 0.78 (less volatile than the overall market).

Official website: www.wpcarey.com