Whitestone REIT (WSR)Real Estate | REIT - Retail | Houston, United States |
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Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 8:29 a.m. UTC
The investment thesis has completely evaporated due to the confirmed all-cash acquisition by Ares Management for $1.7 billion. With the company effectively being taken private and the NYSE listing ended, there is no longer a public equity to trade, rendering any attempt to buy calls or puts moot as the ticker will cease trading. The recent news confirms the deal is finalized, meaning the current price of roughly $19 represents the final transaction value rather than a going-concern market price. Consequently, the short-term outlook is non-existent for a public investor, the long-term future of the stock as a listed entity is over, and the dividend stream will terminate upon the closing of the merger. |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-06-17 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-06-17 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 139.743 |
| Revenue per Share | 3.215 |
| Market Cap | 988,012,416 |
| Trailing P/E | 19.78 |
| Forward P/E | 42.39 |
| Beta | 0.79 |
| Profit Margins | 30.67% |
| Website | https://www.whitestonereit.com |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.51314735 |
| Address1 | 2,600 South Gessner Road |
| Address2 | Suite 500 |
| All Time High | 19.1 |
| All Time Low | 4.705 |
| Ask | 18.99 |
| Ask Size | 1,800,000 |
| Audit Risk | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 731,459 |
| Average Volume | 601,599 |
| Average Volume10Days | 731,459 |
| Beta | 0.785 |
| Bid | 18.98 |
| Bid Size | 1,880,000 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 8.967 |
| City | Houston |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 18.99 |
| Current Ratio | 1.485 |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 18.99 |
| Day Low | 18.97 |
| Debt To Equity | 139.743 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.57 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.03 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.143 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.119 |
| Ebitda | 91,184,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.55518 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 17.868 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 9.92 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,629,260,672 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,781,654,400 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Timezone Name | UTC |
| Fax | 713 465 8847 |
| Fifty Day Average | 18.9946 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 19.1 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 11.4307 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Epoch Utc | 1,784,035,800 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 4.14 |
| Float Shares | 49,480,065 |
| Forward Eps | 0.45 |
| Forward P E | 42.38839 |
| Free Cashflow | 105,923,624 |
| Full Time Employees | 70 |
| Fullday Price | 18.99 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.6873 |
| Gross Profits | 112,884,000 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03902 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.67889 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 52,028,036 |
| Industry | REIT - Retail |
| Industry Disp | REIT - Retail |
| Industry Key | reit-retail |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,781,654,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.1425 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Whitestone REIT is a community-centered real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, owns, operates, and develops open-air, retail centers located in some of the fastest growing markets in the country: Phoenix, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio. The firm's centers are convenience focused on merchandised with a mix of service-oriented tenants providing food (restaurants and grocers), self-care (health and fitness), services (financial and logistics), education and entertainment to the surrounding communities. The Company believes its strong community connections and deep tenant relationships are key to the success of its current centers and its acquisition strategy. Whitestone REIT was incorporated in 1998 in Maryland, USA. As of July 14, 2026, Whitestone REIT operates as a subsidiary of Ares Real Estate Management Holdings, LLC. |
| Long Name | Whitestone REIT |
| Market Cap | 988,012,416 |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_7653809 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 50,367,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 7 |
| Open | 18.97 |
| Operating Cashflow | 51,254,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.31206 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.5234 |
| Phone | 713 827 9595 |
| Previous Close | 18.97 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.1177652 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 6.015589 |
| Profit Margins | 0.30666 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.435 |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Regular Market Day High | 18.99 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 18.97 |
| Regular Market Open | 18.97 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 18.97 |
| Regular Market Volume | 572,549 |
| Return On Assets | 0.0297 |
| Return On Equity | 0.11256 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.089 |
| Revenue Per Share | 3.215 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Sector Disp | Real Estate |
| Sector Key | real-estate |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 51,393,977 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0139 |
| Shares Short | 715,255 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 813,236 |
| Short Name | Whitestone REIT |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.016900001 |
| Short Ratio | 1.05 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | WSR |
| Target High Price | 19.0 |
| Target Low Price | 19.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 19.0 |
| Target Median Price | 19.0 |
| Time Zone Full Name | America/New_York |
| Time Zone Short Name | EDT |
| Total Cash | 8,885,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.173 |
| Total Debt | 656,323,968 |
| Total Revenue | 164,242,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.548 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.028887717 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.96 |
| Trailing P E | 19.78125 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 15.7796 |
| Underlying Symbol | WSR |
| Uuid | b136b8d8-8235-3128-af7c-4eb8ad7390f7 |
| Volume | 572,549 |
| Website | https://www.whitestonereit.com |
| Zip | 77,063 |