Ashford Hospitality Trust (AHT) Competitors $6.10 -0.11 (-1.77%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.24 +0.14 (+2.21%) As of 05:52 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AHT vs. WELL, AMT, PSA, EXR, VTR, WY, OHI, CUBE, HR, and RHPShould you be buying Ashford Hospitality Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ashford Hospitality Trust include Welltower (WELL), American Tower (AMT), Public Storage (PSA), Extra Space Storage (EXR), Ventas (VTR), Weyerhaeuser (WY), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), CubeSmart (CUBE), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), and Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry. Ashford Hospitality Trust vs. Its Competitors Welltower American Tower Public Storage Extra Space Storage Ventas Weyerhaeuser Omega Healthcare Investors CubeSmart Healthcare Realty Trust Ryman Hospitality Properties Welltower (NYSE:WELL) and Ashford Hospitality Trust (NYSE:AHT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability. Is WELL or AHT a better dividend stock? Welltower pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Ashford Hospitality Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Welltower pays out 167.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ashford Hospitality Trust pays out -0.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Welltower has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Ashford Hospitality Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more risk and volatility, WELL or AHT? Welltower has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ashford Hospitality Trust has a beta of 2.57, meaning that its share price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate WELL or AHT? Welltower currently has a consensus target price of $175.80, indicating a potential upside of 4.13%. Given Welltower's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Welltower is more favorable than Ashford Hospitality Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Welltower 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Ashford Hospitality Trust 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 WELL or AHT? In the previous week, Welltower had 30 more articles in the media than Ashford Hospitality Trust. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Welltower and 3 mentions for Ashford Hospitality Trust. Welltower's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Ashford Hospitality Trust's score of 0.50 indicating that Welltower is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Welltower 30 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Ashford Hospitality Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WELL or AHT? Welltower has higher revenue and earnings than Ashford Hospitality Trust. Ashford Hospitality Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Welltower, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWelltower$7.99B14.13$951.68M$1.7795.38Ashford Hospitality Trust$1.13B0.03-$60.30M-$48.01-0.13 Do institutionals and insiders believe in WELL or AHT? 94.8% of Welltower shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.0% of Ashford Hospitality Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Welltower shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Ashford Hospitality Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is WELL or AHT more profitable? Welltower has a net margin of 12.18% compared to Ashford Hospitality Trust's net margin of -20.55%. Welltower's return on equity of 3.38% beat Ashford Hospitality Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Welltower12.18% 3.38% 2.16% Ashford Hospitality Trust -20.55%N/A -7.40% SummaryWelltower beats Ashford Hospitality Trust on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AHT 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 NYSE 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 AHT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAshford Hospitality TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$37.41M$8.49B$12.64B$21.50BDividend YieldN/A5.28%5.40%3.49%P/E Ratio-0.1383.46244.6529.84Price / Sales0.035.3230.7351.80Price / Cash0.3119.3719.2518.13Price / Book-0.081.722.314.65Net Income-$60.30M$130.30M$1.01B$999.94M7 Day Performance-1.53%0.51%0.66%0.79%1 Month Performance-2.40%7.39%3.19%4.54%1 Year Performance-22.78%-8.61%543.58%16.77% Ashford Hospitality Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AHTAshford Hospitality Trust1.4914 of 5 stars$6.10-1.8%N/A-21.7%$37.41M$1.13B-0.13120WELLWelltower4.5946 of 5 stars$169.59+1.1%$175.00+3.2%+30.3%$112.24B$7.99B95.81510Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAMTAmerican Tower4.8102 of 5 stars$193.49-2.4%$244.73+26.5%-18.1%$92.86B$10.13B70.364,691News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumePSAPublic Storage4.9508 of 5 stars$294.80-1.0%$331.62+12.5%-18.5%$52.25B$4.75B32.155,900Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEXRExtra Space Storage4.4854 of 5 stars$147.03-0.2%$151.57+3.1%-17.2%$31.26B$3.31B31.898,012Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastVTRVentas4.754 of 5 stars$68.10+0.3%$74.36+9.2%+7.2%$30.86B$4.92B158.38450Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWYWeyerhaeuser4.7415 of 5 stars$25.93-0.9%$32.88+26.8%-23.1%$18.87B$7.12B68.239,440Positive NewsOHIOmega Healthcare Investors4.2689 of 5 stars$43.37+0.5%$43.38+0.0%+4.6%$12.73B$1.05B26.7750Positive NewsCUBECubeSmart3.8076 of 5 stars$41.11-1.5%$46.69+13.6%-23.6%$9.52B$929.08M25.063,104News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeHRHealthcare Realty Trust3.3343 of 5 stars$18.21+0.8%$17.20-5.5%-2.3%$6.35B$1.27B-15.83580Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRHPRyman Hospitality Properties4.4929 of 5 stars$100.45-0.3%$115.50+15.0%-1.3%$6.35B$2.44B23.971,929News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WELL Alternatives AMT Alternatives PSA Alternatives EXR Alternatives VTR Alternatives WY Alternatives OHI Alternatives CUBE Alternatives HR Alternatives RHP 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 (NYSE:AHT) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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