W.P. Carey (NYSE:WPC – Get Free Report) and Xior Student Housing (OTCMKTS:XIORF – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and dividends.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares W.P. Carey and Xior Student Housing”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| W.P. Carey | $1.72 billion | 9.52 | $466.36 million | $2.93 | 24.49 |
| Xior Student Housing | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for W.P. Carey and Xior Student Housing, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| W.P. Carey | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2.43 |
| Xior Student Housing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
W.P. Carey presently has a consensus target price of $79.31, indicating a potential upside of 10.54%. Given W.P. Carey’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe W.P. Carey is more favorable than Xior Student Housing.
Profitability
This table compares W.P. Carey and Xior Student Housing’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| W.P. Carey | 36.34% | 7.81% | 3.58% |
| Xior Student Housing | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
73.7% of W.P. Carey shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of W.P. Carey shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
W.P. Carey beats Xior Student Housing on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About W.P. Carey
W. P. Carey ranks among the largest net lease REITs with a well-diversified portfolio of high-quality, operationally critical commercial real estate, which includes 1,424 net lease properties covering approximately 173 million square feet and a portfolio of 89 self-storage operating properties as of December 31, 2023. With offices in New York, London, Amsterdam and Dallas, the company remains focused on investing primarily in single-tenant, industrial, warehouse and retail properties located in the U.S. and Northern and Western Europe, under long-term net leases with built-in rent escalations.
About Xior Student Housing
Xior Student Housing NV is the first Belgian public regulated real estate company (RREC) specialising in the student housing segment in Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Poland, Denmark and Sweden. Within this property segment, Xior Student Housing offers a variety of accommodation, ranging from rooms with shared facilities to en-suite rooms and fully equipped studios. Since 2007, as owner-operator, Xior Student Housing has built high-quality, reliable student accommodation for students looking for the ideal place to study, live and relax. A place with that little bit extra, where every student immediately feels at home. Xior Student Housing has been accredited as a public RREC under Belgian law since 24 November 2015. Xior Student Housing's shares have been listed on Euronext Brussels (XIOR) since 11 December 2015. On 31 December 2023, Xior Student Housing held a property portfolio worth approximately EUR 3.21 billion.
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