Ashford Hospitality Trust (AHT) Competitors $6.28 -0.08 (-1.26%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.06 -0.22 (-3.57%) As of 08/1/2025 07:02 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. AMT, WELL, PSA, EXR, VTR, WY, OHI, CUBE, RHP, and HRShould you be buying Ashford Hospitality Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ashford Hospitality Trust include American Tower (AMT), Welltower (WELL), Public Storage (PSA), Extra Space Storage (EXR), Ventas (VTR), Weyerhaeuser (WY), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), CubeSmart (CUBE), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), and Healthcare Realty Trust (HR). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry. Ashford Hospitality Trust vs. Its Competitors American Tower Welltower Public Storage Extra Space Storage Ventas Weyerhaeuser Omega Healthcare Investors CubeSmart Ryman Hospitality Properties Healthcare Realty Trust American Tower (NYSE:AMT) and Ashford Hospitality Trust (NYSE:AHT) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership. Is AMT or AHT a better dividend stock? American Tower pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Ashford Hospitality Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. American Tower pays out 247.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ashford Hospitality Trust pays out -0.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Tower has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Ashford Hospitality Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts recommend AMT or AHT? American Tower currently has a consensus price target of $243.88, suggesting a potential upside of 14.94%. Given American Tower's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe American Tower is more favorable than Ashford Hospitality Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Tower 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94Ashford Hospitality Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk & volatility, AMT or AHT? American Tower has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ashford Hospitality Trust has a beta of 2.24, indicating that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is AMT or AHT more profitable? American Tower has a net margin of 12.60% compared to Ashford Hospitality Trust's net margin of -20.55%. American Tower's return on equity of 24.85% beat Ashford Hospitality Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Tower12.60% 24.85% 4.01% Ashford Hospitality Trust -20.55%N/A -7.33% Which has better valuation and earnings, AMT or AHT? American Tower has higher revenue and earnings than Ashford Hospitality Trust. Ashford Hospitality Trust 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$10.13B9.81$2.26B$2.7577.16Ashford Hospitality Trust$1.15B0.03-$60.30M-$48.01-0.13 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AMT or AHT? 92.7% of American Tower shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.0% of Ashford Hospitality Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of American Tower shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Ashford Hospitality Trust shares are held 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. Does the media prefer AMT or AHT? In the previous week, American Tower had 73 more articles in the media than Ashford Hospitality Trust. MarketBeat recorded 79 mentions for American Tower and 6 mentions for Ashford Hospitality Trust. Ashford Hospitality Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat American Tower's score of 0.90 indicating that Ashford Hospitality Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Tower 43 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ashford Hospitality Trust 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAmerican Tower beats Ashford Hospitality Trust on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ashford Hospitality Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AHT 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 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$37.28M$8.31B$12.05B$20.65BDividend YieldN/A5.97%5.62%3.67%P/E Ratio-0.1371.2719.7529.03Price / Sales0.034.9825.9666.13Price / Cash0.3217.7921.3322.84Price / Book-0.091.612.094.43Net Income-$60.30M$128.99M$1.00B$994.22M7 Day Performance-4.99%-4.24%-2.46%-3.39%1 Month Performance1.13%-3.47%-0.84%-2.09%1 Year Performance-35.91%-9.58%537.11%10.09% Ashford Hospitality Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AHTAshford Hospitality Trust1.3571 of 5 stars$6.28-1.3%N/A-37.8%$37.28M$1.15B-0.13120News CoverageAMTAmerican Tower4.449 of 5 stars$224.11-2.5%$242.31+8.1%-6.9%$107.61B$10.18B57.614,691Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeWELLWelltower3.9563 of 5 stars$158.42-1.9%$168.18+6.2%+48.0%$105.65B$7.99B91.05510Positive NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑PSAPublic Storage4.614 of 5 stars$286.15-0.6%$336.93+17.7%-6.9%$50.48B$4.70B28.425,900News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastEXRExtra Space Storage4.2113 of 5 stars$148.36-1.7%$157.69+6.3%-12.9%$32.01B$3.26B34.428,012Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap UpVTRVentas3.6193 of 5 stars$65.27-1.8%$72.90+11.7%+22.1%$29.99B$4.92B197.78450Trending NewsEarnings ReportInsider TradeShort Interest ↑WYWeyerhaeuser4.6002 of 5 stars$25.87-2.3%$32.88+27.1%-21.4%$19.20B$7.04B68.089,440Analyst RevisionOHIOmega Healthcare Investors3.9979 of 5 stars$38.24-2.2%$42.25+10.5%+8.8%$11.32B$1.05B23.7550Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementCUBECubeSmart3.8859 of 5 stars$40.88-1.3%$47.20+15.5%-16.5%$9.44B$1.08B24.193,104Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementRHPRyman Hospitality Properties4.3051 of 5 stars$98.97-0.7%$114.75+15.9%-10.1%$5.98B$2.34B20.971,929Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHRHealthcare Realty Trust3.1036 of 5 stars$15.66-2.9%$16.40+4.7%-5.9%$5.66B$1.27B-14.37580Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend Cut Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMT Alternatives WELL Alternatives PSA Alternatives EXR Alternatives VTR Alternatives WY Alternatives OHI Alternatives CUBE Alternatives RHP Alternatives HR 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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