Welltower (WELL) Competitors

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

Is WELL or CTRE more profitable?

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
Welltower	12.18%	3.38%	2.16%
CareTrust REIT	42.22%	5.59%	4.39%

Does the media prefer WELL or CTRE?

In the previous week, Welltower had 24 more articles in the media than CareTrust REIT. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Welltower and 9 mentions for CareTrust REIT. Welltower's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat CareTrust REIT's score of 1.36 indicating that Welltower is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Welltower	30 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
CareTrust REIT	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, WELL or CTRE?

Welltower has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CareTrust REIT has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer WELL or CTRE?

Welltower currently has a consensus price target of $175.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.15%. CareTrust REIT has a consensus price target of $33.43, suggesting a potential downside of 2.51%. Given Welltower's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Welltower is more favorable than CareTrust REIT.

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
CareTrust REIT	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has higher valuation & earnings, WELL or CTRE?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Welltower	$7.99B	14.20	$951.68M	$1.77	95.85
CareTrust REIT	$277.03M	27.00	$125.08M	$1.20	28.58

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WELL or CTRE?

94.8% of Welltower shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of CareTrust REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Welltower shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of CareTrust REIT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is WELL or CTRE a better dividend stock?

Welltower pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. CareTrust REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. 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 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 has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and CareTrust REIT has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. CareTrust REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Welltower beats CareTrust REIT on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.