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WELL vs. CTRE, REG, AVB, EQR, FRT, LTC, NHI, NNN, UDR, and VTR

Should you be buying Welltower stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Welltower include CareTrust REIT (CTRE), Regency Centers (REG), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Equity Residential (EQR), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), LTC Properties (LTC), National Health Investors (NHI), NNN REIT (NNN), United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR), and Ventas (VTR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Welltower vs. Its Competitors

CareTrust REIT (NASDAQ:CTRE) and Welltower (NYSE:WELL) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment.

CareTrust REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Welltower pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. CareTrust REIT pays out 111.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. CareTrust REIT has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Welltower has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. CareTrust REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

CareTrust REIT has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Welltower has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CareTrust REIT$277.03M27.06$125.08M$1.2028.64
Welltower$7.99B13.74$951.68M$1.7792.77

87.8% of CareTrust REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Welltower shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of CareTrust REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Welltower shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Welltower had 11 more articles in the media than CareTrust REIT. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Welltower and 21 mentions for CareTrust REIT. Welltower's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat CareTrust REIT's score of 1.38 indicating that Welltower is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
CareTrust REIT
16 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Welltower
29 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

CareTrust REIT has a net margin of 42.22% compared to Welltower's net margin of 12.18%. CareTrust REIT's return on equity of 5.59% beat Welltower's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CareTrust REIT42.22% 5.59% 4.39%
Welltower 12.18%3.38%2.16%

CareTrust REIT currently has a consensus price target of $31.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.35%. Welltower has a consensus price target of $173.10, suggesting a potential upside of 5.42%. Given Welltower's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Welltower is more favorable than CareTrust REIT.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CareTrust REIT
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Welltower
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Summary

Welltower beats CareTrust REIT on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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WELL vs. The Competition

MetricWelltowerREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$111.65B$8.41B$12.40B$20.92B
Dividend Yield1.77%5.57%5.52%3.58%
P/E Ratio92.7779.3319.3929.13
Price / Sales13.745.0726.0753.00
Price / Cash39.5117.9121.7523.54
Price / Book3.031.752.355.45
Net Income$951.68M$130.30M$1.01B$992.10M
7 Day Performance0.80%4.21%1.73%2.61%
1 Month Performance1.58%0.75%1.02%1.46%
1 Year Performance37.60%-8.06%537.30%10.72%

Welltower Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WELL
Welltower
4.0853 of 5 stars
$164.20
-1.6%
$173.10
+5.4%
+39.4%$111.65B$7.99B92.77510Positive News
CTRE
CareTrust REIT
1.9817 of 5 stars
$33.55
-1.0%
$31.50
-6.1%
+19.0%$6.72B$277.03M42.4720Positive News
REG
Regency Centers
3.9505 of 5 stars
$70.34
-1.0%
$78.33
+11.4%
+2.3%$12.77B$1.45B32.87440Positive News
Analyst Forecast
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
4.6119 of 5 stars
$188.43
-1.1%
$225.64
+19.7%
-11.2%$26.83B$2.91B23.212,988News Coverage
Positive News
EQR
Equity Residential
4.5924 of 5 stars
$63.25
-1.4%
$77.78
+23.0%
-10.2%$24.16B$3.04B23.872,500Positive News
FRT
Federal Realty Investment Trust
4.7167 of 5 stars
$93.79
-0.1%
$110.14
+17.4%
-13.0%$8.09B$1.24B23.75320Positive News
Analyst Forecast
LTC
LTC Properties
1.7761 of 5 stars
$35.48
-0.1%
$39.00
+9.9%
+3.9%$1.63B$217.64M19.4920Positive News
Dividend Announcement
NHI
National Health Investors
4.0592 of 5 stars
$74.89
+0.3%
$85.40
+14.0%
+1.2%$3.55B$335.18M23.9320
NNN
NNN REIT
3.7491 of 5 stars
$40.72
-1.5%
$44.54
+9.4%
-8.1%$7.69B$869.27M19.3980
UDR
United Dominion Realty Trust
4.562 of 5 stars
$38.11
-1.1%
$45.23
+18.7%
-8.0%$12.63B$1.67B100.281,432Positive News
Analyst Revision
VTR
Ventas
3.6499 of 5 stars
$67.30
-0.7%
$73.40
+9.1%
+14.3%$30.59B$4.92B156.51450Positive News
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NYSE:WELL) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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