W.P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) & Generation Income Properties (NASDAQ:GIPR) Head-To-Head Comparison

W.P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) and Generation Income Properties (NASDAQ:GIPR) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Volatility and Risk

W.P. Carey has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Generation Income Properties has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares W.P. Carey and Generation Income Properties”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
W.P. Carey	$1.72 billion	8.72	$466.36 million	$2.90	22.43
Generation Income Properties	$9.74 million	0.05	-$10.34 million	($10.77)	-0.02

W.P. Carey has higher revenue and earnings than Generation Income Properties. Generation Income Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than W.P. Carey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

73.7% of W.P. Carey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of Generation Income Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of W.P. Carey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Generation Income Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares W.P. Carey and Generation Income Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
W.P. Carey	35.60%	7.67%	3.54%
Generation Income Properties	-69.39%	N/A	-6.81%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for W.P. Carey and Generation Income Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
W.P. Carey	0	8	8	0	2.50
Generation Income Properties	1	0	0	0	1.00

W.P. Carey currently has a consensus price target of $76.79, indicating a potential upside of 18.06%. Given W.P. Carey’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe W.P. Carey is more favorable than Generation Income Properties.

Summary

W.P. Carey beats Generation Income Properties on 13 of the 14 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 Generation Income Properties

Generation Income Properties, Inc., located in Tampa, Florida, is an internally managed real estate investment trust formed to acquire and own, directly and jointly, real estate investments focused on retail, office, and industrial net lease properties in densely populated submarkets.