$0.10 dividends are within arm’s reach for Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) shareholders.

November 1, 2017 – By Linda Rogers

Investors sentiment increased to 2.41 in 2017 Q2. Its up 1.38, from 1.03 in 2017Q1. It improved, as 13 investors sold Whitestone REIT shares while 14 reduced holdings. 22 funds opened positions while 43 raised stakes. 15.36 million shares or 18.61% more from 12.95 million shares in 2017Q1 were reported.
Sumitomo Mitsui Holdings holds 32,309 shares. Northpointe Cap Ltd Liability owns 318,842 shares. Geode Cap Mngmt Ltd Limited Liability Company holds 0% or 340,453 shares in its portfolio. State Of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D holds 0.03% of its portfolio in Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) for 554,500 shares. Northern Trust reported 423,099 shares. Legal General Group Public Limited Com invested 0% of its portfolio in Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR). Clear Harbor Asset Management Ltd Company invested in 0.1% or 40,817 shares. 852 are held by Citigroup. California Employees Retirement Sys reported 33,100 shares stake. 79,745 were accumulated by Asset Mngmt One. Bnp Paribas Arbitrage Sa has invested 0% in Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR). Wells Fargo & Comm Mn holds 96,492 shares. The New York-based Jane Street Grp Ltd Limited Liability Company has invested 0% in Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR). Royal Retail Bank Of Canada invested in 51,345 shares or 0% of the stock. Parametric Associate Limited Company stated it has 0% of its portfolio in Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR).

Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) is expected to pay $0.10 on Nov 13, 2017. The indicated annual dividend is $1.14. Shareholders owning the stock before Nov 2, 2017 will be eligible to receive the payout. Based on Whitestone REIT’s current price of $13.36, the dividend is 0.71 %. This dividend’s record date is Nov 3, 2017 and the announcement date is Sep 13, 2017. The stock decreased 0.07% or $0.01 during the last trading session, reaching $13.36. About shares traded. Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) has declined 9.96% since November 1, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 26.66% the S&P500.

Whitestone REIT is a real estate investment trust. The company has market cap of $514.67 million. The Firm is engaged in owning and operating commercial properties in culturally diverse markets in various metropolitan areas. It has a 98.04 P/E ratio. The Company’s acquisition targets are located in densely populated, culturally diverse neighborhoods, primarily in and around Austin, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Phoenix and San Antonio.

Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) Ratings Coverage

Among 5 analysts covering Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR), 1 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 3 Hold. Therefore 20% are positive. Whitestone REIT had 9 analyst reports since July 23, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Robert W. Baird initiated it with “Outperform” rating and $15 target in Thursday, July 23 report. The stock of Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) has “Neutral” rating given on Friday, August 19 by Robert W. Baird. The stock of Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) earned “Neutral” rating by Hilliard Lyons on Thursday, July 14. Maxim Group maintained Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) on Friday, July 29 with “Buy” rating. The stock of Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) has “Underperform” rating given on Wednesday, May 17 by Robert W. Baird. Maxim Group maintained it with “Buy” rating and $2000 target in Wednesday, June 14 report. The firm has “Buy” rating by Maxim Group given on Friday, August 4. On Monday, December 14 the stock rating was initiated by SunTrust with “Neutral”. The rating was maintained by Ladenburg with “Hold” on Friday, August 18.

More notable recent Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) news were published by: Seekingalpha.com which released: “Whitestone REIT: This 9% Yielder Is A Buy” on May 01, 2017, also Seekingalpha.com with their article: “Whitestone: The Resilient REIT” published on August 07, 2017, Globenewswire.com published: “Whitestone REIT’s Board of Trustees Declares Third Quarter 2017 Dividends” on June 15, 2017. More interesting news about Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) were released by: Seekingalpha.com and their article: “9.6% Yield And 35% Upside With Whitestone REIT” published on May 31, 2017 as well as Seekingalpha.com‘s news article titled: “Whitestone REIT’s (WSR) CEO Jim Mastandrea on Q1 2017 Results – Earnings Call …” with publication date: May 07, 2017.