Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (WHLR) Competitors $2.00 -0.04 (-1.96%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WHLR vs. SFES, MLEC, MTR, DEVS, MARPS, MKZR, CMCT, SQFT, PW, and GIPRShould you be buying Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust include Safeguard Scientifics (SFES), Moolec Science (MLEC), Mesa Royalty Trust (MTR), DevvStream (DEVS), Marine Petroleum Trust (MARPS), Mackenzie Realty Capital (MKZR), Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation (CMCT), Presidio Property Trust (SQFT), Power REIT (PW), and Generation Income Properties (GIPR). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust vs. Its Competitors Safeguard Scientifics Moolec Science Mesa Royalty Trust DevvStream Marine Petroleum Trust Mackenzie Realty Capital Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation Presidio Property Trust Power REIT Generation Income Properties Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLR) and Safeguard Scientifics (NASDAQ:SFES) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Does the media favor WHLR or SFES? In the previous week, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Safeguard Scientifics. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust and 0 mentions for Safeguard Scientifics. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Safeguard Scientifics' score of 0.00 indicating that Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Positive Safeguard Scientifics Neutral Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WHLR or SFES? 35.3% of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.9% of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 51.8% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WHLR or SFES? Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Safeguard Scientifics. Safeguard Scientifics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWheeler Real Estate Investment Trust$104.57M0.02-$9.58M-$26.05 thousand0.00Safeguard ScientificsN/AN/A-$9.83M-$0.38-2.18 Which has more volatility and risk, WHLR or SFES? Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Safeguard Scientifics has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is WHLR or SFES more profitable? Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust has a net margin of 5.13% compared to Safeguard Scientifics' net margin of 0.00%. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust's return on equity of -20.00% beat Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust5.13% -20.00% 0.82% Safeguard Scientifics N/A -53.75%-48.03% SummaryWheeler Real Estate Investment Trust beats Safeguard Scientifics on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WHLR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WHLR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 WHLR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWheeler Real Estate Investment TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.56M$12.01B$12.32B$9.79BDividend YieldN/A4.69%5.56%4.10%P/E Ratio0.0031.1619.5525.27Price / Sales0.027.0725.7788.61Price / CashN/A15.6518.7728.45Price / Book0.002.692.256.00Net Income-$9.58M$303.64M$1.01B$265.34M7 Day Performance-21.57%0.27%1.18%2.79%1 Month Performance-57.63%-2.51%0.82%1.51%1 Year Performance-99.46%-6.56%543.76%25.40% Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WHLRWheeler Real Estate Investment Trust0.6466 of 5 stars$2.00-2.0%N/A-99.5%$2.56M$104.57M0.0040News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeSFESSafeguard ScientificsN/A$0.76flatN/A-8.3%$12.71MN/A-1.3633Gap UpMLECMoolec Science0.4071 of 5 stars$2.72-7.8%N/A-71.9%$11.84M$5.62M-1.244MTRMesa Royalty Trust2.333 of 5 stars$5.73-2.9%N/A-19.5%$10.99M$650K26.05N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportShort Interest ↓DEVSDevvStreamN/A$2.71-4.2%N/AN/A$9.47MN/A0.00N/AMARPSMarine Petroleum Trust2.4422 of 5 stars$4.39-1.1%N/A+9.7%$8.88M$1.04M11.862,021Positive NewsMKZRMackenzie Realty CapitalN/A$4.95+4.0%N/AN/A$7.97M$15.11M0.00N/APositive NewsGap DownCMCTCreative Media & Community Trust Corporation0.3333 of 5 stars$7.71-10.0%N/A-98.7%$6.47M$124.51M-0.025Positive NewsShort Interest ↑SQFTPresidio Property Trust2.6614 of 5 stars$4.91-3.9%N/A-14.8%$6.14M$18.92M-0.3020Positive NewsShort Interest ↓Gap UpPWPower REIT1.7189 of 5 stars$1.45+7.8%N/A-26.4%$4.92M$2.99M-0.202Positive NewsShort Interest ↓Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeGIPRGeneration Income Properties0.2461 of 5 stars$0.85+1.2%N/A-62.8%$4.57M$9.76M-0.565Positive NewsEarnings ReportUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Safeguard Scientifics Alternatives Moolec Science Alternatives Mesa Royalty Trust Alternatives DevvStream Alternatives Marine Petroleum Trust Alternatives Mackenzie Realty Capital Alternatives Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation Alternatives Presidio Property Trust Alternatives Power REIT Alternatives Generation Income Properties Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WHLR) was last updated on 8/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThink you missed gold’s boom? 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