Weekly Analysts’ Ratings Changes for W.P. Carey (WPC)

by · The Markets Daily

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for W.P. Carey (NYSE: WPC):

  • 10/29/2026 – W.P. Carey had its price target lowered by Citigroup from $75.00 to $67.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
  • 10/28/2026 – W.P. Carey had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by BMO Capital Markets.
  • 10/21/2026 – W.P. Carey was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b-)”.
  • 10/20/2026 – W.P. Carey had its price target lowered by Barclays from $80.00 to $76.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
  • 10/19/2026 – W.P. Carey had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $80.00 to $73.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 10/6/2026 – W.P. Carey was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “buy (b)”.
  • 9/25/2026 – W.P. Carey had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup.
  • 9/24/2026 – W.P. Carey had its price target lowered by Scotiabank from $76.00 to $68.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
  • 9/22/2026 – W.P. Carey is now covered by Benchmark. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 9/22/2026 – W.P. Carey is now covered by Jefferies Financial Group. They set a “buy” rating and a $73.00 price target on the stock.
  • 9/22/2026 – W.P. Carey is now covered by Jefferies Financial Group. They set a “buy” rating and a $73.00 price target on the stock.
  • 9/21/2026 – W.P. Carey was given a new $75.00 price target by Evercore.
  • 9/18/2026 – W.P. Carey was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b-)”.
  • 9/17/2026 – W.P. Carey had its price target lowered by Scotiabank from $77.00 to $76.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.

W.P. Carey Stock Performance

WPC stock traded up $0.87 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $65.50. The stock had a trading volume of 1,771,045 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,442,560. W.P. Carey Inc. has a 52 week low of $62.19 and a 52 week high of $77.22. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $66.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $70.78. The company has a current ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. The firm has a market cap of $15.07 billion, a PE ratio of 22.59, a PEG ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 0.75.

W.P. Carey (NYSE:WPC – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.70 by ($0.09). W.P. Carey had a net margin of 35.60% and a return on equity of 7.67%. The firm had revenue of $468.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $457.57 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.25 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that W.P. Carey Inc. will post 5.07 earnings per share for the current year.

W.P. Carey Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 30th were given a dividend of $0.95 per share. This represents a $3.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.8%. This is a positive change from W.P. Carey’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.94. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 30th. W.P. Carey’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 131.03%.

W.P. Carey Inc (NYSE: WPC) is a real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership and management of commercial properties under long-term, net lease agreements. In a net lease arrangement, tenants generally assume responsibility for property taxes, insurance and maintenance, allowing W.P. Carey to generate rental income with relatively predictable operating expenses.

The company’s portfolio is diversified across industrial, warehouse, retail, self-storage and other commercial properties.

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