WHITESTONE REIT (WSR)
Real Estate · Retail REITs · NYSE
Whitestone REIT owns and operates a diversified portfolio of retail real estate properties, primarily convenience retail anchored by grocery stores and drugstores across the US.
What WHITESTONE REIT does
Whitestone REIT is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, owns, and operates retail properties across the United States, with significant geographic concentration in Texas (Houston and Dallas) and Arizona (Phoenix) metropolitan areas. The company focuses on convenience-oriented retail properties typically anchored by grocery stores, drugstores, and other essential retailers. It generates revenue primarily through rental income from tenants, with additional income from recoveries of operating expenses and other real estate services.
Themes: retail real estate, grocery-anchored centers, essential retail, REIT dividends, Texas and Arizona markets
Fundamentals
- Price$18.99 as of 2026-07-14 close
- Market cap$976M as of 2026-07-14
- 1-year return+48.7% 2025-07-14 close $12.77 → 2026-07-14 close $18.99
- P/E19.38 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+30.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+68.7% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+11.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity1.41 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+5.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+4.9% SEC XBRL
- Beta-0.16 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-02-25 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +3.0%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How WSR compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 25% 127 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 25% 161 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 161 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 156 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 25% 162 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 155 covered Real Estate peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 25% 138 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 42 covered Real Estate peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Real Estate companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, WSR's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 55%, free-cash-flow payout 54%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout55% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout54% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$19.00 range $19.00 – $19.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-10. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for WSR
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.09667 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-10
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Geographic concentration in Texas (Houston and Dallas) and Arizona (Phoenix) creates susceptibility to local economic downturns and natural disasters such as floods and hurricanes","Potential failure to qualify as a REIT could result in imposition of federal income taxes, eliminating key tax advantages","Rising interest rates increase financing costs and refinancing risks as debt matures, while tenant ability to pay rent is pressured by inflation and economic uncertainty"]
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for WSR — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
WSR had 715,255 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-06-30 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
WSR had 1.39% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-06-30 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 1 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 715,255
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 1.39%
- Prior settlement (shares) 718,065
- Reported change -0.39%
- Days to cover (reported) 1
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-06-30 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Realty Income Corporation (O)
- STORE Capital (STOR)
- Lexington Realty Trust (LXP)
- Agree Realty (ADC)
- Necessity Retail REIT (RTL)
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Frequently asked questions
What does WHITESTONE REIT (WSR) do?
Whitestone REIT is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, owns, and operates retail properties across the United States, with significant geographic concentration in Texas (Houston and Dallas) and Arizona (Phoenix) metropolitan areas. The company focuses on convenience-oriented retail properties typically anchored by grocery stores, drugstores, and other essential retailers.
What sector is WHITESTONE REIT (WSR) in?
WHITESTONE REIT (WSR) is classified in the Real Estate sector. Its industry is Retail REITs. It trades on NYSE.
Does WSR pay a dividend?
Yes — WHITESTONE REIT (WSR) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 3.01% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are WHITESTONE REIT's (WSR) competitors?
Notable peers of WHITESTONE REIT (WSR) include Realty Income Corporation, STORE Capital, Lexington Realty Trust, Agree Realty and Necessity Retail REIT. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on WSR come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-14.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.