W. P. Carey Inc. REIT (WPC) Stock Analysis
Real Estate · REIT - Diversified
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $74.00 — A.R:R is negative (-2.1) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Geographic: United States (61.0%).
W.P. Carey is an internally managed diversified net-lease REIT owning 1,682 single-tenant commercial properties—primarily industrial, warehouse, and retail facilities—net-leased to 371 tenants in 25 countries. Revenue is primarily contractual ABR: 61% from U.S. properties, 33%... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $74.00 — A.R:R is negative (-2.1) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Geographic: United States (61.0%). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 5.4/10, high confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 71d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — W. P. Carey Inc. REIT
Latest news
- Barclays Maintains Underweight on W.P. Carey, Raises Price Target to $78 — benzinga May 19, 2026 neutral
- Nvidia To Rally Around 44%? Here Are 10 Top Analyst Forecasts For Tuesday — benzinga May 12, 2026 neutral
- Scotiabank Maintains Sector Perform on W.P. Carey, Raises Price Target to $79 — benzinga May 12, 2026 neutral
- W.P. Carey Announces Additional Investment Volume $400M Since April — benzinga May 12, 2026 neutral
- Citigroup Maintains Neutral on W.P. Carey, Raises Price Target to $75 — benzinga May 4, 2026 neutral
Generated 2026-05-20T20:21:22Z.
Thesis
Key Metrics
Quality Signals
Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicUnited States61%10-K Item 1: 'approximately 61% of our contractual minimum annualized base rent ("ABR") was generated by properties located in the United States'
- MEDIUMGeographicEurope33%10-K Item 1A: 'our real estate properties located in Europe represented 33% of our ABR'
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Priced at a premium — multiples above sector norms. Needs delivery on growth + margins to justify.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $74.00 — A.R:R is negative (-2.1) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Geographic: United States (61.0%). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $71.78. Score 5.4/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $73.37 (-0.9% upside). Prior stop was $71.78. Stop-loss: $71.78.
Concentration risk — Geographic: United States (61.0%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (2.2% away).
W. P. Carey Inc. REIT trades at a P/E of 31.1 (forward 26.2). TrendMatrix value score: 3.6/10. Verdict: Sell.
18 analysts cover WPC with a consensus score of 3.3/5. Average price target: $76.
What does W. P. Carey Inc. REIT do?W.P. Carey is an internally managed diversified net-lease REIT owning 1,682 single-tenant commercial...
W.P. Carey is an internally managed diversified net-lease REIT owning 1,682 single-tenant commercial properties—primarily industrial, warehouse, and retail facilities—net-leased to 371 tenants in 25 countries. Revenue is primarily contractual ABR: 61% from U.S. properties, 33% from European properties. Weighted-average lease term is 12.0 years with 99.7% of leases including rent escalators.