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Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) is a community-centered real estate investment trust that acquires, owns, operates, and develops open-air, retail centers located in Phoenix, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio.

It is set to report its Q1 2025 earnings on April 30. Wall Street analysts expect the company to post EPS of $0.24, up from $0.23 in the prior-year period. According to Benzinga Pro, quarterly revenue is expected to reach $39.20 million, up from $37.16 million a year earlier.

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If You Bought Whitestone REIT Stock 10 Years Ago

The company's stock traded at approximately $15.66 per share 10 years ago. If you had invested $10,000, you could have bought roughly 639 shares. Currently, shares trade at $13.09, meaning your investment's value could have grown to $8,359 from stock price appreciation alone. However, Whitestone REIT also paid dividends during these 10 years. 

Whitestone REIT's dividend yield is currently 4.13%. Over the last 10 years, it has paid about $8.43 in dividends per share, which means you could have made $5,383 from dividends alone. 

Summing up $8,359 and $5,383, we end up with the final value of your investment, which is $13,742. This is how much you could have made if you had invested $10,000 in Whitestone REIT stock 10 years ago. This means a total return of 37.42%. However, this figure is significantly less than the S&P 500 total return for the same period, which was 210.65%.

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What Could The Next 10 Years Bring? 

Whitestone REIT has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a price target of $14.60 based on the ratings of five analysts. The price target implies more than 11% potential upside from the current stock price.

On March 3, the company announced its Q4 2024 earnings, posting FFO of $0.28, compared to the consensus estimate of $0.26, and revenues of $40.80 million, compared to the consensus of $38.766 million, as reported by Benzinga.

The company provided its full-year 2025 guidance, expecting core FFO in the range of $1.03 to $1.07 per diluted share.

Given the expected upside potential, growth-focused investors may find Whitestone REIT stock attractive. Furthermore, they can benefit from the company's solid dividend yield of 4.13%.

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