Ashford Hospitality Trust (AHT) Competitors

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) and Ashford Hospitality Trust (NYSE:AHT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Do analysts recommend WELL or AHT?

Welltower presently has a consensus target price of $185.36, suggesting a potential upside of 5.72%. Given Welltower's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Welltower is more favorable than Ashford Hospitality Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Welltower	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Ashford Hospitality Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Does the media favor WELL or AHT?

In the previous week, Welltower had 23 more articles in the media than Ashford Hospitality Trust. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Welltower and 1 mentions for Ashford Hospitality Trust. Welltower's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Ashford Hospitality Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Welltower is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Welltower	21 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ashford Hospitality Trust	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WELL or AHT?

94.8% of Welltower shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.0% of Ashford Hospitality Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Welltower shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Ashford Hospitality Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, WELL or AHT?

Welltower has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ashford Hospitality Trust has a beta of 2.43, suggesting that its stock price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WELL or AHT more profitable?

Welltower has a net margin of 12.18% compared to Ashford Hospitality Trust's net margin of -20.55%. Welltower's return on equity of 3.38% beat Ashford Hospitality Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Welltower	12.18%	3.38%	2.16%
Ashford Hospitality Trust	-20.55%	N/A	-7.40%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, WELL or AHT?

Welltower has higher revenue and earnings than Ashford Hospitality Trust. Ashford Hospitality Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Welltower, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Welltower	$7.99B	14.67	$951.68M	$1.77	99.06
Ashford Hospitality Trust	$1.17B	0.03	-$60.30M	-$48.01	-0.11

Summary

Welltower beats Ashford Hospitality Trust on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.