W.P. Carey Is Trouncing Its Peers on this Key Metric

Real estate investment trust (REIT) W.P. Carey (NYSE: WPC) has shown incredible strength in the face of industry-wide adversity, and there's one key metric that illustrates just how well it has performed relative to the competition.

But one number doesn't tell the whole story. Here's why W.P. Carey is really trouncing its peers.

In more normal times, investors can look at a real estate investment trust's occupancy rate to get a picture of how well it is doing. It makes logical sense: A landlord that can fill most of its properties with paying tenants is one that is executing well.

Source Fool.com