W.P. Carey Inc. (NYSE:WPC) Stock Rated “Moderate Buy” by Wall Street Brokerages

Posted by George Bondi on Oct 29th, 2026

Shares of W.P. Carey Inc. (NYSE:WPC – Get Free Report) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and nine have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $77.36.

A number of brokerages recently commented on WPC. Scotiabank reduced their price target on W.P. Carey from $76.00 to $68.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, September 24th. Weiss Ratings downgraded W.P. Carey from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 21st. BNP Paribas Exane raised W.P. Carey from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the company from $73.00 to $88.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on W.P. Carey in a research note on Tuesday, September 22nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $73.00 target price for the company. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on W.P. Carey from $80.00 to $76.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 20th.

Read Our Latest Research Report on WPC

W.P. Carey News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting W.P. Carey this week:

Positive Sentiment: W.P. Carey reported third-quarter revenue of $468.3 million, up 8.6% year over year and ahead of the approximately $457.6 million analyst estimate. Revenue earnings flash
Positive Sentiment: Adjusted funds from operations (FFO) came in at $1.33 per share, above the $1.30 consensus estimate and up from $1.25 a year earlier, indicating resilient recurring real-estate cash flow. FFO and revenue estimates
Positive Sentiment: Management raised 2026 guidance after continued investment activity, while the company maintains high occupancy, CPI-linked leases and an approximately 5.9% dividend yield. An analyst argues that the recent selloff has improved valuation to roughly 12 times expected 2026 AFFO and supports a stronger long-term investment case. W.P. Carey valuation analysis
Neutral Sentiment: W.P. Carey expects full-year 2026 adjusted FFO of $5.23 to $5.29 per share, essentially surrounding the $5.26 consensus estimate. The outlook is steady rather than a major upside surprise. 2026 adjusted FFO guidance
Negative Sentiment: Reported EPS was $0.61, below the $0.70 analyst estimate and sharply lower than $1.25 in the year-ago quarter. Although revenue and FFO were strong, the GAAP earnings shortfall likely drove investor caution. W.P. Carey earnings report

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in W.P. Carey in the second quarter worth about $2,371,801,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in W.P. Carey by 4.9% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,348,132 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $227,539,000 after buying an additional 155,857 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new stake in W.P. Carey during the second quarter valued at approximately $189,315,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in W.P. Carey by 1.6% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,353,944 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $159,974,000 after buying an additional 37,649 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in W.P. Carey by 3.0% during the second quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 2,270,499 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $162,341,000 after buying an additional 65,284 shares in the last quarter. 73.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

W.P. Carey Stock Performance

Shares of WPC stock opened at $63.05 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 0.22 and a quick ratio of 0.22. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $66.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $70.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.52, a P/E/G ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 0.75. W.P. Carey has a 12 month low of $62.19 and a 12 month high of $77.22.

W.P. Carey (NYSE:WPC – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.70 by ($0.09). W.P. Carey had a net margin of 36.34% and a return on equity of 7.81%. The business had revenue of $468.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $457.57 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.25 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that W.P. Carey will post 5.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

W.P. Carey Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 30th were issued a $0.95 dividend. This is a boost from W.P. Carey’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.94. This represents a $3.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 30th. W.P. Carey’s dividend payout ratio is currently 129.69%.

About W.P. Carey

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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.