Last month’s performance of -9.19% for Whitestone REIT (WSR) is certainly impressive

On Monday, Whitestone REIT (NYSE: WSR) opened lower -4.15% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $13.51. Price fluctuations for WSR have ranged from $10.77 to $15.36 over the past 52 weeks.

A company in the Real Estate sector has jumped its sales by 5.26% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 37.04% at the time writing. With a float of $44.16 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $50.69 million.

In an organization with 72 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 64.87%, operating margin of 33.29%, and the pretax margin is 24.41%.

Whitestone REIT (WSR) Insider and Institutional Ownership

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the REIT – Retail industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Whitestone REIT is 13.23%, while institutional ownership is 63.93%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 21 ’25, was worth 25,130. In this transaction Director of this company bought 1,750 shares at a rate of $14.36, taking the stock ownership to the 3,503 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 19 ’25, when Company’s Director bought 875 for $14.32, making the entire transaction worth $12,528. This insider now owns 54,225 shares in total.

Whitestone REIT (WSR) Latest Financial update

Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.09 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 37.04% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will plunge by -5.90% during the next five years compared to 4.73% growth over the previous five years of trading.

Whitestone REIT (NYSE: WSR) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Whitestone REIT (WSR). In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 8.50. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 25.57.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 0.72, a number that is poised to hit 0.23 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 1.06 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Whitestone REIT (WSR)

Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 0.37 million. That was better than the volume of 0.23 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 6.86%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.38.

During the past 100 days, Whitestone REIT’s (WSR) raw stochastic average was set at 12.36%, which indicates a significant decrease from 15.70% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 30.39% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 23.18% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $13.85, while its 200-day Moving Average is $13.80. However, in the short run, Whitestone REIT’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $13.32. Second resistance stands at $13.70. The third major resistance level sits at $14.05. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $12.59, it is likely to go to the next support level at $12.24. The third support level lies at $11.86 if the price breaches the second support level.

Whitestone REIT (NYSE: WSR) Key Stats

There are currently 50,895K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 1.32 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 154,280 K according to its annual income of 36,890 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 40,840 K and its income totaled 17,340 K.