W.P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

W.P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.160-5.260 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 5.040. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Barclays increased their price target on W.P. Carey from $72.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Raymond James Financial upgraded W.P. Carey from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $76.00 price target for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Evercore set a $74.00 price target on W.P. Carey in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Weiss Ratings upgraded W.P. Carey from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded W.P. Carey from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $85.00 price target for the company in a report on Monday, June 8th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, W.P. Carey currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $77.45.

W.P. Carey Price Performance

Shares of NYSE WPC opened at $76.12 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $73.63 and its two-hundred day moving average is $70.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 0.35 and a quick ratio of 0.35. W.P. Carey has a 1-year low of $61.09 and a 1-year high of $76.97. The company has a market cap of $16.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 0.76.

W.P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.69. W.P. Carey had a return on equity of 6.29% and a net margin of 29.35%.The company had revenue of $454.51 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $430.64 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.17 EPS. W.P. Carey’s revenue was up 11.2% on a year-over-year basis. W.P. Carey has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.160-5.260 EPS. Analysts forecast that W.P. Carey will post 5.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

W.P. Carey Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.94 per share. This is a positive change from W.P. Carey’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.93. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $3.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.9%. W.P. Carey’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 158.97%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other W.P. Carey news, CAO Brian H. Zander sold 433 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.00, for a total transaction of $32,042.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 13,882 shares in the company, valued at $1,027,268. This represents a 3.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.98% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Jacobi Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of W.P. Carey by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Jacobi Capital Management LLC now owns 5,886 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $379,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. Gen Wealth Partners Inc boosted its position in shares of W.P. Carey by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Gen Wealth Partners Inc now owns 7,572 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $487,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC boosted its position in shares of W.P. Carey by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 35,137 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,261,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. WealthPLAN Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of W.P. Carey by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. WealthPLAN Partners LLC now owns 7,169 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $461,000 after acquiring an additional 194 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of W.P. Carey by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,166 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $268,000 after acquiring an additional 216 shares in the last quarter. 73.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

W.P. Carey Company Profile

W. P. Carey Inc is a diversified net-lease real estate investment trust specializing in single-tenant commercial properties. The company structures sale-leaseback and build-to-suit transactions to provide long-term net lease financing across a variety of asset classes, including industrial facilities, office buildings, retail centers and self-storage facilities. By employing triple net leases, W. P. Carey transfers property operating expenses, taxes and maintenance responsibility to tenants, creating a stable, predictable income stream for investors.

Founded in 1973 by William Polk Carey, the firm has expanded organically and through strategic mergers and acquisitions.