Welltower (WELL) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, WELL or CTRE?

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

Is WELL or CTRE a better dividend stock?

Welltower pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. CareTrust REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Welltower pays out 151.4% 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 145.7% 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 increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and CareTrust REIT has increased 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.

Do analysts prefer WELL or CTRE?

Welltower currently has a consensus target price of $169.82, indicating a potential upside of 2.10%. CareTrust REIT has a consensus target price of $31.17, indicating a potential downside of 2.63%. Given Welltower's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
CareTrust REIT	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	13.92	$951.68M	$1.77	93.97
CareTrust REIT	$246.41M	24.90	$125.08M	$0.92	34.79

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 31 more articles in the media than CareTrust REIT. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Welltower and 10 mentions for CareTrust REIT. CareTrust REIT's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Welltower's score of 1.21 indicating that CareTrust REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Welltower	25 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CareTrust REIT	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in WELL or CTRE?

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

Summary

Welltower beats CareTrust REIT on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.