W. P. Carey Inc.

LSE:0LS8 Stock Report

Market Cap: US$13.4b

W. P. Carey Valuation

Is 0LS8 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 0LS8 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
US$136.84
Fair Value
55.6% undervalued intrinsic discount
11
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: 0LS8 ($60.7) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($136.84)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0LS8 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 0LS8?

Key metric: As 0LS8 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 0LS8. This is calculated by dividing 0LS8's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 0LS8's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio31.4x
EarningsUS$427.44m
Market CapUS$13.44b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 0LS8's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 0LS8 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average11.2x
LAND Land Securities Group
11.5x12.79%UK£4.5b
BLND British Land
11.3x16.17%UK£3.8b
LMP LondonMetric Property
11.7x8.28%UK£4.1b
PCTN Picton Property Income
10.4x9.73%UK£387.9m
0LS8 W. P. Carey
31.4x12.74%US$13.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 0LS8 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.4x) compared to the peer average (11.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 0LS8's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European REITs Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
0LS8 31.4xIndustry Avg. 16.2xNo. of Companies10PE01224364860+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0LS8 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.4x) compared to the European REITs industry average (17.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0LS8's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

0LS8 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio31.4x
Fair PE Ratio15.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0LS8 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.2x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 0LS8 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$60.70
US$64.00
+5.44%
4.52%US$70.00US$60.00n/a11
May ’26US$62.02
US$63.73
+2.75%
4.24%US$68.00US$60.00n/a11
Apr ’26US$62.78
US$62.82
+0.054%
5.75%US$68.00US$56.00n/a11
Mar ’26US$63.58
US$60.64
-4.62%
6.49%US$68.00US$56.00n/a11
Feb ’26US$55.70
US$59.73
+7.23%
4.90%US$68.00US$56.00n/a11
Jan ’26US$53.95
US$60.45
+12.06%
5.66%US$70.00US$56.00n/a11
Dec ’25US$57.50
US$60.73
+5.61%
6.66%US$70.00US$56.00n/a11
Nov ’25US$55.32
US$61.36
+10.92%
6.49%US$70.00US$56.00n/a11
Oct ’25US$61.05
US$61.27
+0.36%
6.93%US$68.00US$54.00n/a11
Sep ’25US$59.60
US$60.45
+1.43%
5.83%US$68.00US$54.00n/a11
Aug ’25US$57.49
US$60.18
+4.68%
5.83%US$68.00US$54.00n/a11
Jul ’25US$54.41
US$59.91
+10.11%
6.46%US$70.00US$55.00n/a11
Jun ’25US$56.06
US$60.36
+7.68%
6.86%US$70.00US$55.00n/a11
May ’25US$54.77
US$60.60
+10.64%
8.12%US$70.00US$54.00US$62.0210
Apr ’25US$56.15
US$62.10
+10.60%
8.60%US$74.00US$54.00US$62.7810
Mar ’25US$55.92
US$62.89
+12.47%
8.56%US$74.00US$52.00US$63.589
Feb ’25US$62.31
US$64.00
+2.71%
9.50%US$74.00US$52.00US$55.7010
Jan ’25US$65.20
US$61.90
-5.06%
9.79%US$74.00US$52.00US$53.9510
Dec ’24US$63.49
US$59.44
-6.37%
6.92%US$65.00US$52.00US$57.509
Nov ’24US$54.15
US$62.22
+14.91%
10.44%US$73.00US$52.00US$55.329
Oct ’24US$53.72
US$66.22
+23.28%
10.26%US$78.00US$54.00US$61.059
Sep ’24US$65.41
US$74.60
+14.05%
6.71%US$82.00US$67.00US$59.6010
Aug ’24US$67.00
US$79.30
+18.36%
6.91%US$89.00US$69.00US$57.4910
Jul ’24US$66.91
US$80.70
+20.61%
6.02%US$89.00US$74.00US$54.4110
Jun ’24US$68.75
US$84.11
+22.34%
4.50%US$90.00US$78.00US$56.069
May ’24US$74.25
US$85.00
+14.49%
3.49%US$90.00US$79.00US$54.7710
AnalystConsensusTarget
Consensus Narrative from 11 Analysts
US$63.30
Fair Value
4.1% undervalued intrinsic discount
11
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/24 05:21
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/23 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

W. P. Carey Inc. is covered by 31 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Richard MilliganBaird
Brendan LynchBarclays
Richard HightowerBarclays