American Tower Competitors

Public Storage (NYSE:PSA) and American Tower (NYSE:AMT) are both large-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, profitability and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

Public Storage has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Tower has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Public Storage pays an annual dividend of $8.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. American Tower pays an annual dividend of $4.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Public Storage pays out 74.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Tower pays out 59.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Public Storage has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and American Tower has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Public Storage and American Tower, as reported by MarketBeat.

Public Storage currently has a consensus target price of $209.2222, suggesting a potential downside of 6.81%. American Tower has a consensus target price of $278.3636, suggesting a potential upside of 21.73%. Given American Tower's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Tower is more favorable than Public Storage.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

79.0% of Public Storage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of American Tower shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.8% of Public Storage shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of American Tower shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Public Storage and American Tower's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Public Storage and American Tower's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

American Tower has higher revenue and earnings than Public Storage. Public Storage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Tower, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

American Tower beats Public Storage on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) and American Tower (NYSE:AMT) are both large-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, profitability and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

89.2% of Welltower shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of American Tower shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Welltower shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of American Tower shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Welltower has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Tower has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Welltower pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. American Tower pays an annual dividend of $4.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Welltower pays out 58.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Tower pays out 59.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Welltower has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and American Tower has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Welltower is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Welltower and American Tower, as reported by MarketBeat.

Welltower currently has a consensus target price of $56.4063, suggesting a potential downside of 12.14%. American Tower has a consensus target price of $278.3636, suggesting a potential upside of 21.73%. Given American Tower's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Tower is more favorable than Welltower.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Welltower and American Tower's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

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

Profitability

This table compares Welltower and American Tower's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

American Tower beats Welltower on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) and American Tower (NYSE:AMT) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

77.5% of Weyerhaeuser shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of American Tower shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Weyerhaeuser shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of American Tower shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Weyerhaeuser and American Tower's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

American Tower has higher revenue and earnings than Weyerhaeuser. American Tower is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weyerhaeuser, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Weyerhaeuser and American Tower's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Volatility and Risk

Weyerhaeuser has a beta of 1.96, meaning that its share price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Tower has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Weyerhaeuser and American Tower, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Weyerhaeuser presently has a consensus target price of $30.50, suggesting a potential downside of 0.72%. American Tower has a consensus target price of $278.3636, suggesting a potential upside of 21.73%. Given American Tower's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe American Tower is more favorable than Weyerhaeuser.

Summary

American Tower beats Weyerhaeuser on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) and American Tower (NYSE:AMT) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Ventas and American Tower, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Ventas presently has a consensus target price of $41.8667, suggesting a potential downside of 15.35%. American Tower has a consensus target price of $278.3636, suggesting a potential upside of 21.73%. Given American Tower's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Tower is more favorable than Ventas.

Volatility & Risk

Ventas has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Tower has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Ventas and American Tower's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Dividends

Ventas pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. American Tower pays an annual dividend of $4.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Ventas pays out 46.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Tower pays out 59.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Ventas has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and American Tower has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Ventas is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Ventas and American Tower's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

American Tower has higher revenue and earnings than Ventas. Ventas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Tower, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

90.5% of Ventas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of American Tower shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Ventas shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of American Tower shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

American Tower beats Ventas on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

HCP (NYSE:HCP) and American Tower (NYSE:AMT) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares HCP and American Tower's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

American Tower has higher revenue and earnings than HCP. HCP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Tower, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

95.8% of HCP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of American Tower shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of HCP shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of American Tower shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for HCP and American Tower, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

American Tower has a consensus price target of $278.3636, suggesting a potential upside of 21.73%. Given American Tower's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Tower is more favorable than HCP.

Dividends

HCP pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. American Tower pays an annual dividend of $4.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. HCP pays out 81.3% 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 pays out 59.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Tower has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares HCP and American Tower's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Risk and Volatility

HCP has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Tower has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

American Tower beats HCP on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

American Tower (NYSE:AMT) and Extra Space Storage (NYSE:EXR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares American Tower and Extra Space Storage's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

American Tower has higher revenue and earnings than Extra Space Storage. Extra Space Storage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Tower, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

79.9% of American Tower shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of Extra Space Storage shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of American Tower shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Extra Space Storage shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares American Tower and Extra Space Storage's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for American Tower and Extra Space Storage, as provided by MarketBeat.

American Tower currently has a consensus target price of $278.3636, suggesting a potential upside of 21.73%. Extra Space Storage has a consensus target price of $110.80, suggesting a potential downside of 3.10%. Given American Tower's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe American Tower is more favorable than Extra Space Storage.

Dividends

American Tower pays an annual dividend of $4.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Extra Space Storage pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. American Tower pays out 59.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Extra Space Storage pays out 73.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. American Tower has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Extra Space Storage has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Risk & Volatility

American Tower has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Extra Space Storage has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

American Tower beats Extra Space Storage on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.