Extra Space Storage (EXR) Competitors $148.07 +1.55 (+1.06%) As of 01:02 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock EXR vs. AMT, WELL, PSA, VTR, WY, OHI, CUBE, HR, RHP, and GEOShould you be buying Extra Space Storage stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Extra Space Storage include American Tower (AMT), Welltower (WELL), Public Storage (PSA), Ventas (VTR), Weyerhaeuser (WY), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), CubeSmart (CUBE), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), and The GEO Group (GEO). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry. Extra Space Storage vs. American Tower Welltower Public Storage Ventas Weyerhaeuser Omega Healthcare Investors CubeSmart Healthcare Realty Trust Ryman Hospitality Properties The GEO Group American Tower (NYSE:AMT) and Extra Space Storage (NYSE:EXR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and community ranking. Do analysts prefer AMT or EXR? American Tower presently has a consensus price target of $238.33, suggesting a potential upside of 5.61%. Extra Space Storage has a consensus price target of $167.25, suggesting a potential upside of 14.03%. Given Extra Space Storage's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Extra Space Storage is more favorable than American Tower.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Tower 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.12Extra Space Storage 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54 Which has more volatility and risk, AMT or EXR? American Tower has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Extra Space Storage has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AMT or EXR? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Tower$10.13B10.42$1.48B$4.8146.92Extra Space Storage$3.26B9.56$803.20M$4.0436.30 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AMT or EXR? American Tower received 513 more outperform votes than Extra Space Storage when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.35% of users gave American Tower an outperform vote while only 59.00% of users gave Extra Space Storage an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAmerican TowerOutperform Votes102175.35% Underperform Votes33424.65% Extra Space StorageOutperform Votes50859.00% Underperform Votes35341.00% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AMT or EXR? 92.7% of American Tower shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.1% of Extra Space Storage shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of American Tower shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Extra Space Storage shares are owned by 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. Does the media favor AMT or EXR? In the previous week, American Tower had 38 more articles in the media than Extra Space Storage. MarketBeat recorded 67 mentions for American Tower and 29 mentions for Extra Space Storage. Extra Space Storage's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat American Tower's score of 1.09 indicating that Extra Space Storage is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Tower 41 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Extra Space Storage 22 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AMT or EXR a better dividend stock? American Tower pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Extra Space Storage pays an annual dividend of $6.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. American Tower pays out 141.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Extra Space Storage pays out 160.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Is AMT or EXR more profitable? Extra Space Storage has a net margin of 25.35% compared to American Tower's net margin of 10.05%. American Tower's return on equity of 22.01% beat Extra Space Storage's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Tower10.05% 22.01% 3.55% Extra Space Storage 25.35%5.51%3.03% SummaryAmerican Tower beats Extra Space Storage on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Extra Space Storage News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EXR 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 EXR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricExtra Space StorageReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$31.13B$6.95B$11.12B$18.97BDividend Yield4.57%7.12%5.79%4.02%P/E Ratio38.4058.9322.0032.71Price / Sales9.566.7326.1027.84Price / Cash23.9517.3217.6017.53Price / Book2.011.652.654.47Net Income$803.20M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance3.35%1.15%0.57%0.50%1 Month Performance-0.77%-5.62%-0.43%-2.83%1 Year Performance5.75%4.77%537.91%4.36% Extra Space Storage Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EXRExtra Space Storage4.667 of 5 stars$148.07+1.1%$165.67+11.9%+9.2%$31.38B$3.26B38.704,780Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsAMTAmerican Tower4.0758 of 5 stars$210.810.0%$233.07+10.6%+31.5%$98.54B$10.13B88.956,390Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsWELLWelltower4.4147 of 5 stars$149.19+1.5%$156.46+4.9%+60.1%$97.20B$7.85B95.63510Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeNews CoveragePositive NewsPSAPublic Storage4.7266 of 5 stars$291.76+0.3%$336.25+15.2%+15.8%$51.18B$4.70B30.305,900Earnings ReportPositive NewsVTRVentas4.4557 of 5 stars$68.66+0.7%$72.90+6.2%+58.2%$30.05B$4.92B361.37450Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownWYWeyerhaeuser4.1454 of 5 stars$25.56+3.0%$33.75+32.0%-14.0%$18.55B$7.12B46.479,260Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeOHIOmega Healthcare Investors3.5228 of 5 stars$38.01+0.7%$42.00+10.5%+28.3%$10.91B$1.05B24.5250Short Interest ↓Positive NewsCUBECubeSmart3.4195 of 5 stars$39.63-0.4%$47.31+19.4%+0.5%$9.07B$1.07B22.392,800Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHRHealthcare Realty Trust2.1874 of 5 stars$15.63flat$17.00+8.8%+8.9%$5.48B$1.25B-8.78580Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑Positive NewsRHPRyman Hospitality Properties4.4784 of 5 stars$87.58+1.5%$119.71+36.7%-16.7%$5.25B$2.34B19.951,270Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGEOThe GEO Group3.5512 of 5 stars$30.34-0.8%$41.00+35.1%+110.8%$4.28B$2.42B104.6215,800Upcoming EarningsNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMT Alternatives WELL Alternatives PSA Alternatives VTR Alternatives WY Alternatives OHI Alternatives CUBE Alternatives HR Alternatives RHP Alternatives GEO 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:EXR) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThis Is How Empires FallThe headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. 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