Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (WHLR) Competitors $5.59 -0.33 (-5.57%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WHLR vs. SFES, RFAC, DEVS, MTR, MKZR, MARPS, GLST, GIPR, CMCT, and SQFTShould you be buying Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust include Safeguard Scientifics (SFES), RF Acquisition (RFAC), DevvStream (DEVS), Mesa Royalty Trust (MTR), Mackenzie Realty Capital (MKZR), Marine Petroleum Trust (MARPS), Global Star Acquisition (GLST), Generation Income Properties (GIPR), Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation (CMCT), and Presidio Property Trust (SQFT). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust vs. Its Competitors Safeguard Scientifics RF Acquisition DevvStream Mesa Royalty Trust Mackenzie Realty Capital Marine Petroleum Trust Global Star Acquisition Generation Income Properties Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation Presidio Property Trust Safeguard Scientifics (NASDAQ:SFES) and Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, media sentiment, profitability and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility and risk, SFES or WHLR? Safeguard Scientifics has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to SFES or WHLR? In the previous week, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Safeguard Scientifics. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust and 0 mentions for Safeguard Scientifics. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat Safeguard Scientifics' score of 0.00 indicating that Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Safeguard Scientifics Neutral Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Very Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SFES or WHLR? 53.9% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.3% of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.8% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.4% of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is SFES or WHLR more profitable? Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust has a net margin of 2.59% compared to Safeguard Scientifics' net margin of 0.00%. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust's return on equity of -10.75% beat Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Safeguard ScientificsN/A -53.75% -48.03% Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust 2.59%-10.75%0.41% Which has higher valuation and earnings, SFES or WHLR? Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Safeguard Scientifics. Safeguard Scientifics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSafeguard ScientificsN/AN/A-$9.83M-$0.55-1.42Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust$104.57M0.03-$9.58M-$37.58 thousand0.00 SummaryWheeler Real Estate Investment Trust beats Safeguard Scientifics on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WHLR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WHLR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WHLR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWheeler Real Estate Investment TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.13M$11.89B$12.00B$9.13BDividend YieldN/A4.65%5.54%4.01%P/E Ratio0.0045.6819.2819.57Price / Sales0.037.2226.0979.65Price / CashN/A15.6218.5527.51Price / Book0.002.682.295.56Net Income-$9.58M$303.64M$992.75M$252.37M7 Day Performance-4.44%1.11%0.81%3.11%1 Month Performance48.67%3.17%4.35%11.74%1 Year Performance-99.65%-1.48%541.09%17.41% Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WHLRWheeler Real Estate Investment Trust0.9675 of 5 stars$5.59-5.6%N/A-99.6%$3.13M$104.57M0.0040Positive NewsGap DownSFESSafeguard ScientificsN/A$0.78-3.6%N/A-3.0%$13.55MN/A-1.3933Gap UpRFACRF AcquisitionN/A$2.86-66.8%N/A-74.3%$13.28MN/A0.00N/AGap DownHigh Trading VolumeDEVSDevvStreamN/A$0.35-3.7%N/AN/A$10.83MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsMTRMesa Royalty Trust1.5786 of 5 stars$5.46-3.7%N/A-35.3%$10.57M$650K24.82N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownMKZRMackenzie Realty CapitalN/A$0.65+1.4%N/AN/A$10.12M$15.74M0.00N/AGap UpMARPSMarine Petroleum Trust2.4985 of 5 stars$4.68-1.2%N/A+15.8%$9.48M$1.04M12.652,021News CoveragePositive NewsGLSTGlobal Star AcquisitionN/A$2.95-59.0%N/A-73.3%$8.59MN/A0.00N/AGap UpHigh Trading VolumeGIPRGeneration Income Properties0.2205 of 5 stars$1.56+0.6%N/A-62.3%$8.44M$9.76M-1.035Gap DownCMCTCreative Media & Community Trust Corporation0.9106 of 5 stars$8.96+0.9%N/A-98.7%$6.70M$124.51M-0.025Positive NewsSQFTPresidio Property Trust2.2517 of 5 stars$5.01+4.8%N/A-28.7%$5.74M$18.92M-0.3020Trending NewsGap UpTrading Halted Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Safeguard Scientifics Alternatives RF Acquisition Alternatives DevvStream Alternatives Mesa Royalty Trust Alternatives Mackenzie Realty Capital Alternatives Marine Petroleum Trust Alternatives Global Star Acquisition Alternatives Generation Income Properties Alternatives Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation Alternatives Presidio Property Trust Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WHLR) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThe End of Elon Musk…?The End of Elon Musk? 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