W.P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) and Xior Student Housing (OTCMKTS:XIORF) Head-To-Head Comparison

Xior Student Housing (OTCMKTS:XIORF) and W.P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Profitability

This table compares Xior Student Housing and W.P. Carey’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xior Student Housing	N/A	N/A	N/A
W.P. Carey	36.34%	7.81%	3.58%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Xior Student Housing and W.P. Carey”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Xior Student Housing	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
W.P. Carey	$1.72 billion	9.52	$466.36 million	$2.93	24.49

W.P. Carey has higher revenue and earnings than Xior Student Housing.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Xior Student Housing and W.P. Carey, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xior Student Housing	0	0	0	0	0.00
W.P. Carey	1	6	7	0	2.43

W.P. Carey has a consensus price target of $79.31, indicating a potential upside of 10.54%. Given W.P. Carey’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe W.P. Carey is more favorable than Xior Student Housing.

Summary

W.P. Carey beats Xior Student Housing on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.