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Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (WHLR)

Real Estate | REIT - Retail | Virginia Beach, United States | NasdaqCM
2.16 USD +0.15 (7.255%) ⇧ (April 20, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:50 p.m. EDT

WHLR is in a catastrophic freefall with a 50%+ drop in two weeks, confirmed by a -35.8% model forecast and massive selling by Magnetar. The stock is trading near rock bottom ($0.67 vs historic $375), yet books are negative, balance sheet debt is 500% of equity, and the company has zero dividend history while spinning new shares to pay creditors. This is a 'avoid/short' signal.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.758982
AutoTheta0.808252
MSTL1.300910
AutoETS1.305214

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 38%
H-stat 1.72
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 2.48
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Ex Dividend Date 2018-03-27
Last Dividend Date 2017-12-26
Debt to Equity Ratio 502.928
Revenue per Share 2789.779
Market Cap 1,305,447
Forward P/E -1.02
Beta 1.44
Profit Margins 8.82%
Website https://www.whlr.us

Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2017-12-27 30844800.0 3.168000
2017-09-28 30844800.0 3.117354
2017-06-28 30844800.0 3.629090
2017-03-29 12700800.0 1.120283
2017-01-27 12700800.0 1.165336
2016-12-28 12700800.0 1.198936
2016-11-28 12700800.0 1.204583
2016-10-27 12700800.0 1.217391
2016-09-28 12700800.0 1.201407
2016-08-29 12700800.0 1.185996
2016-07-27 12700800.0 1.139303
2016-06-28 12700800.0 1.392185
2016-05-26 12700800.0 1.408664
2016-04-28 12700800.0 1.515044
2016-03-29 12700800.0 1.859201
2016-02-25 12700800.0 1.953753
2016-01-27 12700800.0 1.512417
2015-12-29 12700800.0 1.210585
2015-11-25 12700800.0 1.262410
2015-10-28 12700800.0 1.196221
2015-09-28 12700800.0 1.252120
2015-08-27 12700800.0 1.237933
2015-07-29 12700800.0 1.230281
2015-06-26 12700800.0 1.169516
2015-05-27 12700800.0 1.061640
2015-04-28 12700800.0 1.047404
2015-03-27 12700800.0 1.037593
2015-02-25 25401600.0 1.373217
2015-01-28 25401600.0 1.438528
2014-12-29 25401600.0 1.241134
2014-11-25 25401600.0 1.190934
2014-10-29 25401600.0 1.179124
2014-09-26 25401600.0 1.151686
2014-08-27 25401600.0 1.058022
2014-07-29 25401600.0 1.114741
2014-06-26 25401600.0 1.115908
2014-05-28 25401600.0 1.155618
2014-04-28 25401600.0 1.187458
2014-03-27 25401600.0 1.204826
2014-02-26 25401600.0 1.250943
2014-01-29 25401600.0 1.216130
2013-12-27 25401600.0 1.339978
2013-11-26 25401600.0 1.316457
2013-10-29 25401600.0 1.362109
2013-09-26 25401600.0 1.319998
2013-08-28 25401600.0 1.315710
2013-07-29 25401600.0 1.101188
2013-06-26 25401600.0 1.029024
2013-05-29 25401600.0 0.983628
2013-04-26 25401600.0 0.991077
2013-03-26 25401600.0 0.996987
2013-02-27 25401600.0 1.001252
2013-01-30 25401600.0 0.995626
2012-12-27 35562240.0 1.444904
Additional Data
exDividendDate 2018-03-28
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 30844800.0
lastDividendDate 2017-12-27
dividendDate 2018-04-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.9973104
Address1 Riversedge North
Address2 2,529 Virginia Beach Boulevard Suite 200
All Time High 4,885,642,800.0
All Time Low 1.945
Ask 2.52
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 102,235
Average Daily Volume3 Month 230,616
Average Volume 230,616
Average Volume10Days 102,235
Beta 1.44
Bid 1.64
Bid Size 2
Book Value -57.789
City Virginia Beach
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 2.16
Current Ratio 2.656
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 2.33
Day Low 1.945
Debt To Equity 502.928
Display Name Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust
Dividend Date 1,523,750,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,754,683,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,754,337,600
Ebitda 52,226,000
Ebitda Margins 0.52535
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.199
Enterprise To Revenue 5.884
Enterprise Value 584,886,848
Eps Forward -2.11
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -324.09
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,522,195,200
Exchange NCM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 757 627 9081
Fifty Day Average 4.102024
Fifty Day Average Change -1.942024
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.47343066
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -99.73104
Fifty Two Week High 1,127.7
Fifty Two Week High Change -1,125.5399
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.99808455
Fifty Two Week Low 1.945
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.21500003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.11053986
Fifty Two Week Range 1.945 - 1127.7
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,353,335,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 14.96
Float Shares 179,685
Forward Eps -2.11
Forward P E -1.0236968
Free Cashflow 3,202,750
Full Exchange Name NasdaqCM
Full Time Employees 49
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.66760004
Gross Profits 66,367,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Implied Shares Outstanding 604,374
Industry REIT - Retail
Industry Disp REIT - Retail
Industry Key reit-retail
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,514,332,800
Last Dividend Value 30,844,800.0
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,776,643,200
Last Split Factor 1:3
Long Business Summary Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. is a Maryland corporation (taxed as a real estate investment trust) that focuses on owning and operating income producing retail properties with a primary focus on grocery-anchored shopping centers. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. was founded and incorporated in 2011 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
Long Name Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,305,447
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_139437757
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common -3,850,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,290,338
Open 2.04
Operating Cashflow 21,132,000
Operating Margins 0.30004
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 757 627 9088
Pre Market Change 0.00999999
Pre Market Change Percent 0.4629625
Pre Market Price 2.17
Pre Market Time 1,776,770,989
Previous Close 2.0139
Price Hint 4
Price To Book -0.037377357
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.013131816
Profit Margins 0.08821999
Quick Ratio 1.462
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.1461
Regular Market Change Percent 7.25458
Regular Market Day High 2.33
Regular Market Day Low 1.945
Regular Market Day Range 1.945 - 2.33
Regular Market Open 2.04
Regular Market Previous Close 2.0139
Regular Market Price 2.16
Regular Market Time 1,776,715,200
Regular Market Volume 215,231
Return On Assets 0.03161
Return On Equity 0.13773
Revenue Growth -0.088
Revenue Per Share 2,789.779
Sand P52 Week Change 0.34445214
Sector Real Estate
Sector Disp Real Estate
Sector Key real-estate
Shares Outstanding 604,374
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0475
Shares Short 25,438
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 48,323
Short Name Wheeler Real Estate Investment
Short Percent Of Float 0.0484
Short Ratio 0.7
Source Interval 15
State VA
Symbol WHLR
Total Cash 23,656,000
Total Cash Per Share 55.011
Total Debt 476,377,984
Total Revenue 99,411,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -324.09
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 81.67833
Two Hundred Day Average Change -79.518326
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.97355473
Type Disp Equity
Volume 215,231
Website https://www.whlr.us
Zip 23,452-7650