Plum Creek Timber (PCL) Competitors

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) and Plum Creek Timber (NYSE:PCL) are both specialized reits companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Does the media favor WELL or PCL?

In the previous week, Welltower had 32 more articles in the media than Plum Creek Timber. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Welltower and 0 mentions for Plum Creek Timber. Welltower's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Plum Creek Timber's score of 0.00 indicating that Welltower is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Welltower	Very Positive
Plum Creek Timber	Neutral

Is WELL or PCL more profitable?

Welltower has a net margin of 12.18% compared to Plum Creek Timber's net margin of 0.00%. Welltower's return on equity of 3.38% beat Plum Creek Timber's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Welltower	12.18%	3.38%	2.16%
Plum Creek Timber	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals believe in WELL or PCL?

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WELL or PCL?

Welltower has higher revenue and earnings than Plum Creek Timber.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Welltower	$9.14B	12.38	$951.68M	$1.77	95.53
Plum Creek Timber	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend WELL or PCL?

Welltower currently has a consensus price target of $175.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.49%. Given Welltower's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Welltower is more favorable than Plum Creek Timber.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Welltower	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Plum Creek Timber	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is WELL or PCL a better dividend stock?

Welltower pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Plum Creek Timber pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Welltower pays out 167.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Welltower has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Summary

Welltower beats Plum Creek Timber on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.