VTR vs. CUBE, OHI, EXR, RHP, HR, PSA, WELL, ESS, ARE, and SBAC
Should you be buying Ventas stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ventas include CubeSmart (CUBE), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), Extra Space Storage (EXR), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), Public Storage (PSA), Welltower (WELL), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), and SBA Communications (SBAC). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE) and Ventas (NYSE:VTR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.
In the previous week, Ventas had 5 more articles in the media than CubeSmart. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Ventas and 5 mentions for CubeSmart. Ventas' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat CubeSmart's score of 0.72 indicating that CubeSmart is being referred to more favorably in the media.
CubeSmart pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Ventas pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. CubeSmart pays out 112.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ventas pays out -1,636.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CubeSmart has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. CubeSmart is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Ventas received 110 more outperform votes than CubeSmart when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.78% of users gave CubeSmart an outperform vote while only 56.49% of users gave Ventas an outperform vote.
CubeSmart has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ventas has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.
CubeSmart has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ventas. Ventas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CubeSmart, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
CubeSmart has a net margin of 39.11% compared to CubeSmart's net margin of -0.91%. Ventas' return on equity of 14.57% beat CubeSmart's return on equity.
CubeSmart currently has a consensus price target of $46.33, suggesting a potential upside of 10.06%. Ventas has a consensus price target of $51.54, suggesting a potential upside of 18.18%. Given CubeSmart's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ventas is more favorable than CubeSmart.
97.6% of CubeSmart shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Ventas shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of CubeSmart shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Ventas shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
CubeSmart beats Ventas on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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