Weingarten Realty REIT: Strong Yield, Safe Property Portfolio - Nathan Slaughter

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Weingarten Realty REIT: Strong Yield, Safe Property Portfolio
Apr 11, 2008 12:48 PM UTC

Nathan Slaughter

Return	Risk
-47.70%	MID

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Symbol	Sentiment	Start	Return	Closed
WRI		04/11/08	-47.70%	--

Via Long Investment Ideas from Seeking Alpha:

Weingarten Realty (WRI) is one of the nation's largest real estate investment trusts [REITs]. The company owns 335 commercial shopping centers around the country, as well as 80 industrial properties -- a portfolio comprising more than 72 million square feet of space under management.

Fears of a slowdown in consumer spending (and thus falling demand for retail space) have taken a toll on the stock lately, erasing more than one-fourth of Weingarten's market cap. However, I think any near-term threats have been overstated.

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