Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for WPC in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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W. P. Carey Inc. REIT (WPC) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$65.82−0.27 (−0.4%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryWPC's week featured a mix of dividend and analyst news. The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.95 per share, going ex-dividend on 30 September and payable 15 October. Analyst activity was mixed: Scotiabank cut its price target on WPC to $68.00 while keeping a "sector perform" rating, whereas Jefferies Financial Group upgraded the stock to "strong-buy," with the broader consensus described elsewhere as a "moderate buy" and a target near $78.71.
WPC closed at $65.82, down 0.4%, sitting below both its 50-day average of $70.91 and its 200-day average of $71.03, with the 50-day below the 200-day. Shares are down 6.5% over one month and 10.4% over three months, trading between a 52-week low of $63.08 and high of $77.22. The GekkoIndex reads 70.8, placing WPC in the Buying zone, while the price sits 33% below the Gekko Fair Value of $98.23.
Looking ahead, WPC reports earnings on 27 October, 28 days out, which falls inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter saw EPS of $1.34 versus a $1.24 estimate, with a -2% reaction. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the recent windows. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged 0.4% across 5 years, rising in 2 of them. Analyst consensus among 10 firms stands at 4 buy and 6 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $79.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
W. P. Carey Inc. REIT price vs fair value
Close $65.82200-day averageGekko Fair Value $98.23
W. P. Carey Inc. REIT quick facts
- Market cap
- $14.99B
- P/E ratio
- 22.7
- Forward P/E
- 24.2
- EPS, TTM
- $2.90
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.82B
- Profit margin
- 35.8%
- Dividend yield
- 5.56%
- Beta
- 0.77
- Volume
- 1.57M avg 1.56M
- 1-year return
- −2.3%
- Typical daily move
- ±1.6%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±3.6%
- 50-day average
- $70.91
- 200-day average
- $71.03
- Next earnings
- Oct 27
- Shares outstanding
- 227.8M
W. P. Carey Inc. REIT swing-trade checklist
W. P. Carey Inc. REIT scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $65.82 is below the 50-day ($70.91) and 200-day ($71.03) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
70.8, Buying
Reading 70.8 is in the Buying zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
33.0% below
Price is 33% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 28 days
Reports on Oct 27, 2026, 28 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitymixed
+0.4% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +0.4% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
See seasonality
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W. P. Carey Inc. REIT stock chart and price history
W. P. Carey Inc. REIT closed at $65.82 on Sep 28, 2026, −2.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $63.08 to $77.22.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −6.5%
- 3 months
- −10.4%
- 6 months
- −2.6%
- 1 year
- −2.3%
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About W. P. Carey Inc. REIT
W. P. Carey operates as a net lease real estate investment trust, owning commercial properties that it leases out to single tenants under long-term agreements. Its holdings include industrial, warehouse, office, retail, and self-storage buildings, and it is known for this net lease structure covering essential-use properties across a large portfolio.
The company generates income from rents paid under these long-term leases, which include built-in increases over time. Its properties span a wide range of tenants, industries, and locations, giving it diversification across the types of occupants and property categories it holds, with a geographic footprint centered on the United States as well as Northern and Western Europe.
W. P. Carey Inc. REIT trades under the ticker WPC.
- Sector
- Finance
- Website
- wpcarey.com
W. P. Carey Inc. REIT GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
W. P. Carey Inc. REIT’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 70.8, in the Buying zone, down 7 points over five sessions.
70.8Buying
Down 7 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying (current zone) | 27 | +1.5% | +4.6% | ||
| Accumulation | 201 | +0.4% | +2.0% | ||
| Neutral | 370 | −0.1% | +0.2% | ||
| Distribution | 26 | +0.8% | −2.0% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average WPC share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Buying readings averaged +3.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Buying zone: Smart money likely accumulating heavily. About the five zones →
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Is W. P. Carey Inc. REIT stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
W. P. Carey Inc. REIT trades 33.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $98.23, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what W. P. Carey Inc. REIT shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$98.23
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
33.0% Undervalued
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W. P. Carey Inc. REIT insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for W. P. Carey Inc. REIT, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in WPC were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
W. P. Carey Inc. REIT has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Sep 30, 2025
- $9.67M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.06%
From company filings.
W. P. Carey Inc. REIT earnings: next date and track record
W. P. Carey Inc. REIT reports on Oct 27, 2026 (28 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 27, 2026
28 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.70
- Revenue estimate
- $457.6M
5 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±1.7%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 28, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- WPC completed $1.3B in investments year-to-date at a 7.4% weighted average cap rate, with Q2 featuring a $400M sale-leaseback with GardenCore across 43 facilities. The company raised full-year investment volume guidance to $1.7B-$2.1B and expects to finish in the top half of that range. Capital markets activity included ~$900M forward equity and ~$1.5B bonds issued. CPI-linked leases position WPC to benefit from inflationary tailwinds through 2027.
- Guidance
- Full-year investment volume guidance raised to $1.7B-$2.1B, with management targeting the top half. AFFO per share guidance also raised. CPI-tied rent escalations expected to accelerate in H2 2026 and trend higher in 2027.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | $1.34 est $1.24 | $461.1M est $452.8M | −2.0% |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $0.71 est $0.63 | $454.5M est $430.6M | −0.5% |
| Feb 10, 2026 | $1.27 est $0.68 | $444.5M est $415.8M | +1.1% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | $1.25 est $1.23 | $656.4M est $433.3M | −0.9% |
| Jul 29, 2025 | $1.28 est $1.23 | $430.8M est $420.5M | −0.6% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | $1.17 est $1.20 | $411.0M est $412.7M | +2.8% |
| Feb 11, 2025 | $0.21 est $0.54 | $406.2M est $404.3M | +3.5% |
| Oct 29, 2024 | $1.18 est $1.18 | $394.8M est $387.3M | −2.2% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
W. P. Carey Inc. REIT stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for W. P. Carey Inc. REIT is $79.00, +20.0% from the last close, from 10 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$79.00consensus 12-month target, +20.0% from the last close
Now $65.82Avg $79.00
Low $68High $88
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 10 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | Scotiabank | $68 | +3.3% |
| Sep 22 | Jefferies | $73 | +10.9% |
| Sep 21 | Evercore ISI | $75 | +13.9% |
| Sep 17 | Scotiabank | $76 | +15.5% |
| Sep 14 | J.P. Morgan | $82 | +24.6% |
+4.6%average 20-day move after past Buying readings
+0.4%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±1.6%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
W. P. Carey Inc. REIT seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, W. P. Carey Inc. REIT averaged +0.4% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | 0.0% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +0.5% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +0.3% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +0.4% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +2.2% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, WPC’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 3.6%.
W. P. Carey Inc. REIT market cap and key statistics
W. P. Carey Inc. REIT’s market cap is $14.99B, with a P/E ratio of 22.7 and revenue of $1.82B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $14.99B
- P/E ratio
- 22.7
- Forward P/E
- 24.2
- EPS, TTM
- $2.90
- Gekko Fair Value
- $98.23
Trading
- Volume
- 1.57M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 1.56M
- 52-week high
- $77.22
- 52-week low
- $63.08
- Shares outstanding
- 227.8M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.82B
- Profit margin
- 35.8%
- Return on equity
- 7.8%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +256.5%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.77
- Typical daily move
- ±1.6%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±3.6%
- Dividend yield
- 5.56%
W. P. Carey Inc. REIT stock news this week
Coverage of W. P. Carey Inc. REIT this week reads positive: 2 positive, 0 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
- W.P. Carey Inc. (WPC) To Go Ex-Dividend on September 30thDefense World, Sep 28
- Scotiabank Cuts W.P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) Price Target to $68.00MarketBeat, Sep 24
- Andra AP fonden Purchases 46,359 Shares of W.P. Carey Inc. $WPCMarketBeat, Sep 24
- W.P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) Upgraded by Jefferies Financial Group to "Strong-Buy" RatingMarketBeat, Sep 23
- W.P. Carey (WPC) Upgraded to Buy: What Does It Mean for the Stock?Zacks Investment Research, Sep 21
W. P. Carey Inc. REIT stock FAQ
What is W. P. Carey Inc. REIT’s market cap?
W. P. Carey Inc. REIT’s market cap is $14.99B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $65.82, with 227.8M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 22.7.
What is the W. P. Carey Inc. REIT stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for W. P. Carey Inc. REIT is $79.00, +20.0% from the last close. Of the 10 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 4 rate it a buy, 6 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is W. P. Carey Inc. REIT stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate W. P. Carey Inc. REIT is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $65.82 is 33.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $98.23. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does W. P. Carey Inc. REIT report earnings next?
W. P. Carey Inc. REIT is expected to report on Oct 27, 2026 (28 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.70 per share on revenue of $457.6M. W. P. Carey Inc. REIT beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 1.7% on average across the report.
What is W. P. Carey Inc. REIT’s 52-week high and low?
W. P. Carey Inc. REIT’s 52-week high is $77.22 and its 52-week low is $63.08; it closed at $65.82 on Sep 28, 2026, −2.3% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $87.75 on Jul 29, 2022.
Is W. P. Carey Inc. REIT stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex and fair value), 1 as mixed (seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (trend and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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