WisdomTree (WT) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, WT or CTRE?

CareTrust REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than WisdomTree. CareTrust REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WisdomTree, 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
WisdomTree	$427.74M	4.70	$66.69M	$0.39	35.08
CareTrust REIT	$296.29M	25.35	$125.08M	$1.20	28.69

Is WT or CTRE a better dividend stock?

WisdomTree pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. CareTrust REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. WisdomTree pays out 30.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Is WT or CTRE more profitable?

CareTrust REIT has a net margin of 58.90% compared to WisdomTree's net margin of 16.25%. WisdomTree's return on equity of 25.17% beat CareTrust REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WisdomTree	16.25%	25.17%	9.94%
CareTrust REIT	58.90%	7.60%	5.90%

Which has more risk & volatility, WT or CTRE?

WisdomTree has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CareTrust REIT has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate WT or CTRE?

WisdomTree presently has a consensus price target of $13.15, indicating a potential downside of 3.87%. Given WisdomTree's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe WisdomTree is more favorable than CareTrust REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WisdomTree	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
CareTrust REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to WT or CTRE?

In the previous week, WisdomTree had 15 more articles in the media than CareTrust REIT. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for WisdomTree and 0 mentions for CareTrust REIT. WisdomTree's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat CareTrust REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that WisdomTree is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
WisdomTree	Positive
CareTrust REIT	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in WT or CTRE?

78.6% of WisdomTree shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of CareTrust REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.3% of WisdomTree 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

WisdomTree beats CareTrust REIT on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.