Ashford Hospitality Trust (AHT) Competitors $5.99 -0.17 (-2.76%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.14 +0.15 (+2.50%) As of 05:18 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AHT vs. AMT, WELL, PSA, EXR, VTR, WY, OHI, CUBE, RHP, and HRShould you be buying Ashford Hospitality Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ashford Hospitality Trust include American Tower (AMT), Welltower (WELL), Public Storage (PSA), Extra Space Storage (EXR), Ventas (VTR), Weyerhaeuser (WY), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), CubeSmart (CUBE), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), and Healthcare Realty Trust (HR). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry. Ashford Hospitality Trust vs. American Tower Welltower Public Storage Extra Space Storage Ventas Weyerhaeuser Omega Healthcare Investors CubeSmart Ryman Hospitality Properties Healthcare Realty Trust Ashford Hospitality Trust (NYSE:AHT) and American Tower (NYSE:AMT) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability and media sentiment. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AHT or AMT? American Tower has higher revenue and earnings than Ashford Hospitality Trust. Ashford Hospitality Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Tower, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAshford Hospitality Trust$1.15B0.03-$178.49M-$38.63-0.16American Tower$10.18B9.84$1.48B$3.8955.00 Which has more volatility & risk, AHT or AMT? Ashford Hospitality Trust has a beta of 2.23, meaning that its stock price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Tower has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AHT or AMT more profitable? American Tower has a net margin of 10.05% compared to Ashford Hospitality Trust's net margin of 2.84%. American Tower's return on equity of 22.01% beat Ashford Hospitality Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ashford Hospitality Trust2.84% -12.89% 1.01% American Tower 10.05%22.01%3.55% Do analysts prefer AHT or AMT? American Tower has a consensus target price of $240.25, suggesting a potential upside of 12.30%. Given American Tower's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe American Tower is more favorable than Ashford Hospitality Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ashford Hospitality Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00American Tower 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.11 Does the media prefer AHT or AMT? In the previous week, American Tower had 44 more articles in the media than Ashford Hospitality Trust. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for American Tower and 0 mentions for Ashford Hospitality Trust. American Tower's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Ashford Hospitality Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that American Tower is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Ashford Hospitality Trust Neutral American Tower Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AHT or AMT? 41.0% of Ashford Hospitality Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of American Tower shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Ashford Hospitality Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of American Tower shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is AHT or AMT a better dividend stock? Ashford Hospitality Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. American Tower pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Ashford Hospitality Trust pays out -0.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Tower pays out 174.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Tower has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Ashford Hospitality Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the MarketBeat Community favor AHT or AMT? American Tower received 550 more outperform votes than Ashford Hospitality Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.39% of users gave American Tower an outperform vote while only 63.66% of users gave Ashford Hospitality Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAshford Hospitality TrustOutperform Votes47363.66% Underperform Votes27036.34% American TowerOutperform Votes102375.39% Underperform Votes33424.61% SummaryAmerican Tower beats Ashford Hospitality Trust on 18 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ashford Hospitality Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AHT 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NYSE 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 AHT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAshford Hospitality TrustReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$35.11M$6.87B$11.50B$19.37BDividend YieldN/A6.75%5.46%3.84%P/E Ratio-0.4660.3022.5034.23Price / Sales0.038.3427.3434.85Price / Cash0.8017.3217.6217.51Price / Book-0.061.652.794.69Net Income-$178.49M$177.71M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.07%-1.21%0.37%-1.34%1 Month Performance0.84%3.60%8.77%9.79%1 Year Performance-54.27%0.40%537.80%3.27% Ashford Hospitality Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AHTAshford Hospitality TrustN/A$5.99-2.8%N/A-52.6%$35.11M$1.15B-0.46120AMTAmerican Tower4.2522 of 5 stars$207.81-5.5%$239.27+15.1%+12.3%$97.14B$10.18B87.686,390Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastWELLWelltower4.1435 of 5 stars$145.46-2.5%$161.83+11.3%+49.8%$95.12B$8.41B93.24510Positive NewsPSAPublic Storage4.7804 of 5 stars$305.22+0.4%$336.67+10.3%+7.5%$53.55B$4.72B31.695,900Positive NewsEXRExtra Space Storage4.0335 of 5 stars$148.85+0.3%$166.83+12.1%+1.2%$31.59B$3.28B38.974,780Positive NewsVTRVentas4.5057 of 5 stars$65.12-1.4%$73.00+12.1%+33.4%$29.39B$5.08B342.74450Positive NewsWYWeyerhaeuser4.341 of 5 stars$26.96+2.9%$33.75+25.2%-15.3%$19.55B$7.09B49.029,260Positive NewsOHIOmega Healthcare Investors4.126 of 5 stars$35.86+0.0%$42.00+17.1%+21.6%$10.38B$1.08B23.1450Positive NewsCUBECubeSmart3.9248 of 5 stars$42.95+0.6%$46.77+8.9%-1.1%$9.79B$1.08B24.262,800Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastRHPRyman Hospitality Properties3.5503 of 5 stars$101.54+4.6%$116.00+14.2%-8.8%$6.09B$2.40B23.131,270Trending NewsHRHealthcare Realty Trust3.9894 of 5 stars$14.94-2.7%$17.00+13.8%-6.2%$5.24B$1.22B-8.39580Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMT Alternatives WELL Alternatives PSA Alternatives EXR Alternatives VTR Alternatives WY Alternatives OHI Alternatives CUBE Alternatives RHP Alternatives HR 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 (NYSE:AHT) was last updated on 5/21/2025 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 | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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