Ladder Capital (LADR) Competitors

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) and Ladder Capital (NYSE:LADR) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media refer more to COLD or LADR?

In the previous week, Americold Realty Trust had 9 more articles in the media than Ladder Capital. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Americold Realty Trust and 10 mentions for Ladder Capital. Americold Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Ladder Capital's score of 1.11 indicating that Americold Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Americold Realty Trust	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ladder Capital	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, COLD or LADR?

Ladder Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Americold Realty Trust. Americold Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ladder Capital, 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
Americold Realty Trust	$2.63B	1.85	-$336.21M	-$0.43	-39.83
Ladder Capital	$261.13M	4.98	$108.25M	$0.82	12.48

Do analysts rate COLD or LADR?

Americold Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $26.09, suggesting a potential upside of 52.36%. Ladder Capital has a consensus price target of $13.17, suggesting a potential upside of 28.71%. Given Americold Realty Trust's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Americold Realty Trust is more favorable than Ladder Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Americold Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Ladder Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is COLD or LADR a better dividend stock?

Americold Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Ladder Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. Americold Realty Trust pays out -214.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ladder Capital pays out 112.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Americold Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Which has more risk & volatility, COLD or LADR?

Americold Realty Trust has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ladder Capital has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in COLD or LADR?

Ladder Capital received 32 more outperform votes than Americold Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.11% of users gave Ladder Capital an outperform vote while only 61.01% of users gave Americold Realty Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Americold Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 277 61.01%	Underperform Votes 177 38.99%
Ladder Capital	Outperform Votes 309 64.11%	Underperform Votes 173 35.89%

Is COLD or LADR more profitable?

Ladder Capital has a net margin of 21.36% compared to Americold Realty Trust's net margin of -3.54%. Ladder Capital's return on equity of 8.77% beat Americold Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Americold Realty Trust	-3.54%	-2.70%	-1.21%
Ladder Capital	21.36%	8.77%	2.61%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of COLD or LADR?

98.1% of Americold Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.3% of Ladder Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Americold Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of Ladder Capital shares are held 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.

Summary

Ladder Capital beats Americold Realty Trust on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.