After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. After-hours trades for W. P. Carey Inc (WPC) shows that investor sentiment remained broken, with the stock’s consolidated last price falling by -$0.12, or -0.16%, to $67.26. The W. P. Carey Inc has recorded 36,372 volume in the after hours trading session. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that W. P. Carey Announces Completion of State of Andalusia Office Portfolio Sale for $359 Million.
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Stocks Info
W. P. Carey Inc is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Real Estate sector and is a part of the REIT – Diversified industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $67.37 and fluctuated between $67.40 as its day high and $66.41 as its day low. The current market capitalization of W. P. Carey Inc is $14.73B. A total of 0.89 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.16M shares.
Insider Activity
Additionally, investors take into account insider trades when predicting how a stock will perform. During the recent three months, WPC has seen 1 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 100 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 30 BUYs and 26 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 386,945 shares during that period but sold 106,198.
In the most recent transaction, Zander Brian H sold 200 shares of WPC for 65.26 per share on Dec 14. After the transaction, the Chief Accounting Officer now owns 4,224 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 02, ALEXANDER MARK A bought 1,000 shares at 72.48 per share. WPC shares that Director owns now total 26,118.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Zander Brian H disposed of 200 shares on Feb 17 at a per-share price of $84.14. This resulted in the Chief Accounting Officer holding 4,266 shares of WPC after the transaction.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. W. P. Carey Inc pays an annual dividend of $4.53, resulting in a dividend yield of 6.73%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.52. WPC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 12/28/2023 when it declared a $0.86 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/16/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/16/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 9/28/2023. The WPC stock dividend was $1.0710 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for WPC in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $62.80 with high estimates of $74.00 and low estimates of $52.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WPC has a high of $84.13 and a low of $50.28.
As of this writing, WPC has an earnings estimate of $Marathon Petroleum Corporation per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of Wells Fargo & Company estimates, with a high estimate of $Western Digital Corporation per share and a lower estimate of $W. P. Carey Inc. REIT.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. WPC’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $165.43M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $6.79B in debt and $776.71M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $42.70, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $7.58B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for WPC is Buy with a score of 3.09.
