Whitestone REIT WSR Stock Analysis

Whitestone REIT stock trades under the ticker WSR & has shown recent bullishness that traders & investors should take a closer look into.

WTR stock closed at $9.98/share on 9/13/2022.

Whitestone REIT WSR Stock’s Technical Performance Broken Down

Whitestone REIT WSR Stock's Technical Performance Over The Last Year

WSR Stock Price: $9.98

10 Day Moving Average: $9.91

50 Day Moving Average: $10.48

200 Day Moving Average: $10.99

RSI: 42.4

MACD: -0.194

Yesterday, WSR stock completed a bullish MACD crossover, despite dropping 2.35% & settling just above their 10 day moving average.

Recent trading volumes have been low, and their RSI is on the oversold side of neutral, signaling that investors aren’t sure where to properly value WSR stock at the moment.

They have support at the $9.76 & $9.59/share price levels, while they try to break out & above the $10.07 & $10.24/share resistance levels.

Whitestone REIT WSR Stock As A Long-Term Investment

Long-term oriented investors will like WSR stock’s valuation metrics, with a 29.85 P/E (ttm) & a 1.25 P/B (mrq).

Investors may want to look into their recently reported 13.6% Quarterly Revenue Growth Y-o-Y, and -15.4% Quarterly Earnings Growth Y-o-Y before investing.

Their balance sheet is also going to require a more thorough examination, with $8.46M of Total Cash (mrq) & $638.2M of Total Debt (mrq).

WSR stock pays a 4.33% dividend, however, this may not be sustainable in the long-run, as their payout ratio is 135%.

70.32% of WSR stock’s outstanding share float is owned by institutional investors.

Whitestone REIT WSR Stock As A Short-Term Trade Using Options

Short-term focused traders can use options to profit from movements in WSR stock’s price, while protecting their portfolios from broader market volatility.

I am looking at the contracts with the 10/21 expiration date.

The $7.50 calls are in-the-money, with the $10 & $12.50 having open interest, but being out-of-the-money.

The $10 puts are in-the-money, and the only strike price with liquidity at the moment.

There will likely be more contracts written in the coming weeks, after Friday 9/16’s expiration passes.

Tying It All Together

WSR stock has many interesting characteristics that traders & investors will like.

Investors will like their valuation metrics, and will like their dividend yield, but should be mindful that it may have to be cut in the future.

Traders will like their recent technical strength, but may be disappointed by how liquid their options are.

Overall, it is worth taking a closer look into WSR stock to see how it fits into your portfolio strategy.

*** I DO NOT OWN SHARES OF WSR STOCK AT THE TIME OF PUBLISHING THIS ARTICLE ***