Welltower (WELL) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer WELL or CTRE?

Welltower presently has a consensus price target of $168.18, indicating a potential upside of 8.43%. CareTrust REIT has a consensus price target of $31.17, indicating a potential upside of 1.43%. Given Welltower's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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)	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

Does the media prefer WELL or CTRE?

In the previous week, Welltower had 9 more articles in the media than CareTrust REIT. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Welltower and 10 mentions for CareTrust REIT. CareTrust REIT's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Welltower's score of 1.54 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	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very 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

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	$8.41B	12.06	$951.68M	$1.74	89.14
CareTrust REIT	$246.41M	23.90	$125.08M	$0.92	33.40

Is WELL or CTRE more profitable?

CareTrust REIT has a net margin of 42.22% compared to Welltower's net margin of 12.65%. 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	12.65%	3.41%	2.18%
CareTrust REIT	42.22%	5.59%	4.39%

Is WELL or CTRE a better dividend stock?

Welltower pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. CareTrust REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Welltower pays out 154.0% 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 institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of CareTrust REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, WELL or CTRE?

Welltower has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CareTrust REIT has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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