The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 31% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 56%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 19%. The street (7 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $19.
Whitestone REIT
WSR · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $988M
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2026-05-26
Screened 2026-05-26 · the tape above runs as of 22:12 UTC · 11 Sep · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
This name holds its accumulation label.
Whitestone REIT holds its Accumulation at $19.06. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 32 days.
| Phase | Accumulation |
| Quantitative state | Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 32 days |
| Price at the screen | $19.06 |
| Valuation | 19.78 trailing · 42.39 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Debt ratio
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 66.43% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is 66.4% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | 0.90% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.9% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 0.00% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 0.0% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 0.00% | Below 5% | Only 0.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-05-26 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 50.0% above the base estimate.
Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-05-26 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words| Forward P/E | 42.4xexpensive even after accounting for its growth |
| Trailing P/E | 19.8xreasonably valued |
| EPS, trailing | 0.96 |
| EPS, forward | 0.45 |
| Revenue growth | +8.9%steady growth |
| Profit margin | 30.7%highly profitable on every dollar of sales |
| Return on equity | 11.3%a modest return on shareholder capital |
| Dividend yield | 300.00% |
| Debt to equity | 1.40a meaningful debt load worth watching |
| Moat | MODERATE |
| Market cap | $988M |
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 31% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 56%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 19%. The street (7 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $19.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $18.98 | +0.4% | · | $1,004 | +0.4% |
| 2 months | $18.90 | +0.8% | · | $1,008 | +0.8% |
| 3 months | $16.11 | +18.3% | $0.14 | $1,192 | +19.2% |
| 6 months | $13.35 | +42.7% | $0.14 | $1,438 | +43.8% |
| 1 year | $12.19 | +56.3% | $0.41 | $1,597 | +59.7% |
| 2 years | $12.19 | +56.3% | $0.93 | $1,639 | +63.9% |
| 3 years | $8.59 | +121.7% | $1.41 | $2,381 | +138.1% |
| 5 years | $7.06 | +169.8% | $2.34 | $3,029 | +202.9% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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