Welltower (WELL) Competitors $131.37 -1.24 (-0.94%) (As of 12/6/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WELL vs. AMT, PSA, EXR, VTR, WY, CUBE, OHI, RHP, HR, and RYNShould you be buying Welltower stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Welltower include American Tower (AMT), Public Storage (PSA), Extra Space Storage (EXR), Ventas (VTR), Weyerhaeuser (WY), CubeSmart (CUBE), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), and Rayonier (RYN). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry. Welltower vs. American Tower Public Storage Extra Space Storage Ventas Weyerhaeuser CubeSmart Omega Healthcare Investors Ryman Hospitality Properties Healthcare Realty Trust Rayonier American Tower (NYSE:AMT) and Welltower (NYSE:WELL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is AMT or WELL more profitable? Welltower has a net margin of 12.22% compared to American Tower's net margin of 10.05%. American Tower's return on equity of 22.01% beat Welltower's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Tower10.05% 22.01% 3.55% Welltower 12.22%3.20%2.00% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AMT or WELL? 92.7% of American Tower shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Welltower shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of American Tower shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Welltower shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer AMT or WELL? In the previous week, American Tower had 1 more articles in the media than Welltower. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for American Tower and 28 mentions for Welltower. Welltower's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat American Tower's score of 1.29 indicating that Welltower is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Tower 24 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Welltower 21 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AMT or WELL? American Tower has higher revenue and earnings than Welltower. Welltower is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Tower, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Tower$11.14B8.68$1.48B$2.3787.38Welltower$6.64B12.32$340.09M$1.5286.43 Is AMT or WELL a better dividend stock? American Tower pays an annual dividend of $6.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Welltower pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. American Tower pays out 273.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Welltower pays out 176.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the MarketBeat Community favor AMT or WELL? American Tower received 273 more outperform votes than Welltower when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.15% of users gave American Tower an outperform vote while only 60.41% of users gave Welltower an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAmerican TowerOutperform Votes100175.15% Underperform Votes33124.85% WelltowerOutperform Votes72860.41% Underperform Votes47739.59% Do analysts rate AMT or WELL? American Tower presently has a consensus price target of $235.54, indicating a potential upside of 13.73%. Welltower has a consensus price target of $120.77, indicating a potential downside of 8.07%. Given American Tower's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe American Tower is more favorable than Welltower.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Tower 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85Welltower 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has more risk & volatility, AMT or WELL? American Tower has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Welltower has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAmerican Tower beats Welltower on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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.Skip Chart WELL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWelltowerReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$81.80B$7.64B$10.77B$19.93BDividend Yield2.01%6.47%9.76%3.47%P/E Ratio86.4343.5229.1343.31Price / Sales12.3210.133,295.2018.30Price / Cash41.4618.5119.2622.48Price / Book2.792.743.085.59Net Income$340.09M$146.30M$958.18M$938.38M7 Day Performance-4.93%-1.08%-0.47%-0.87%1 Month Performance-4.99%-0.79%1.38%1.34%1 Year Performance49.76%13.84%21.33%23.96% Welltower Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WELLWelltower4.1097 of 5 stars$131.37-0.9%$120.77-8.1%+50.1%$81.80B$6.64B86.43533Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsAMTAmerican Tower4.3804 of 5 stars$207.78-0.6%$235.54+13.4%-1.7%$97.09B$11.17B88.195,643Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsPSAPublic Storage4.298 of 5 stars$345.24-0.8%$339.64-1.6%+22.3%$60.45B$4.52B36.146,200Analyst ForecastPositive NewsEXRExtra Space Storage4.0085 of 5 stars$170.39-0.3%$171.36+0.6%+19.3%$36.12B$2.56B44.757,618Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageVTRVentas3.6707 of 5 stars$61.97-3.3%$63.63+2.7%+33.4%$26.00B$4.50B-376.86450Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageWYWeyerhaeuser4.3805 of 5 stars$31.92-1.1%$36.33+13.8%+1.3%$23.19B$7.67B43.599,318Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpCUBECubeSmart3.2728 of 5 stars$49.41-0.3%$51.36+4.0%+13.5%$11.17B$1.05B28.063,040Positive NewsOHIOmega Healthcare Investors4.2776 of 5 stars$40.02-1.5%$40.000.0%+28.5%$10.80B$949.74M29.6850Analyst ForecastPositive NewsRHPRyman Hospitality Properties2.6958 of 5 stars$117.54+0.3%$126.17+7.3%+14.8%$7.04B$2.16B20.821,471Positive NewsHRHealthcare Realty Trust3.3853 of 5 stars$18.49+0.9%$17.17-7.2%+14.6%$6.55B$1.34B-11.59580Positive NewsRYNRayonier4.1599 of 5 stars$31.56-1.0%$33.00+4.6%+1.8%$4.70B$1.00B30.07420Dividend IncreaseBuyback AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Tower Alternatives Public Storage Alternatives Extra Space Storage Alternatives Ventas Alternatives Weyerhaeuser Alternatives CubeSmart Alternatives Omega Healthcare Investors Alternatives Ryman Hospitality Properties Alternatives Healthcare Realty Trust Alternatives Rayonier Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:WELL) was last updated on 12/8/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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