Ashford Hospitality Trust (AHT) Competitors $6.17 -0.48 (-7.22%) (As of 11/4/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends AHT vs. AMT, WELL, PSA, EXR, VTR, WY, CUBE, OHI, 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), CubeSmart (CUBE), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), and Healthcare Realty Trust (HR). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry. Ashford Hospitality Trust vs. American Tower Welltower Public Storage Extra Space Storage Ventas Weyerhaeuser CubeSmart Omega Healthcare Investors 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 investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends and media sentiment. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Ashford Hospitality Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is AMT or AHT more profitable? American Tower has a net margin of 10.05% compared to Ashford Hospitality Trust's net margin of 2.25%. American Tower's return on equity of 22.01% beat Ashford Hospitality Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Tower10.05% 22.01% 3.55% Ashford Hospitality Trust 2.25%-10.52%0.82% Does the MarketBeat Community favor AMT or AHT? American Tower received 527 more outperform votes than Ashford Hospitality Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.13% of users gave American Tower an outperform vote while only 63.75% of users gave Ashford Hospitality Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAmerican TowerOutperform Votes100075.13% Underperform Votes33124.87% Ashford Hospitality TrustOutperform Votes47363.75% Underperform Votes26936.25% Which has more risk and volatility, AMT or AHT? American Tower has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ashford Hospitality Trust has a beta of 2.33, suggesting that its share price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is AMT or AHT a better dividend stock? American Tower pays an annual dividend of $6.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Ashford Hospitality Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. American Tower pays out 273.4% 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 -1.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ashford Hospitality Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts prefer AMT or AHT? American Tower presently has a consensus price target of $235.85, suggesting a potential upside of 11.19%. Ashford Hospitality Trust has a consensus price target of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 305.19%. Given Ashford Hospitality Trust's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ashford Hospitality Trust is more favorable than American Tower.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Tower 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85Ashford Hospitality Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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$11.17B8.87$1.48B$2.3789.50Ashford Hospitality Trust$1.28B0.02-$178.49M-$20.40-0.30 Does the media favor AMT or AHT? In the previous week, American Tower had 21 more articles in the media than Ashford Hospitality Trust. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for American Tower and 2 mentions for Ashford Hospitality Trust. Ashford Hospitality Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat American Tower's score of 0.34 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 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ashford Hospitality Trust 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAmerican Tower beats Ashford Hospitality Trust on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Investing Daily2 sentences that change everything you THOUGHT you knew about tradingIf you're like most people, on Friday morning you'll probably follow your set routine: Wake up... eat breakfast... go to work... But if you say these two sentences to your broker... you could collect as much as $1,250 on Friday... no matter where you live, whether you're working or already retired. It all has to do with a unique stock market secret that's worked 97% of the time for the past 8 years running.Click here. 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 TrustReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$30.97M$7.39B$9.86B$19.30BDividend YieldN/A6.41%10.22%3.56%P/E Ratio-0.3035.9845.2942.32Price / Sales0.027.103,283.6917.88Price / Cash0.6818.5218.4120.54Price / Book-0.062.724.005.27Net Income-$178.49M$143.97M$982.62M$985.16M7 Day Performance-89.78%-0.10%-0.70%-0.51%1 Month Performance-14.91%-1.08%0.04%-0.84%1 Year Performance-76.36%20.35%21.36%22.95% Ashford Hospitality Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AHTAshford Hospitality Trust3.238 of 5 stars$6.17-7.2%$25.00+305.2%-76.4%$30.97M$1.28B-0.30120Positive NewsAMTAmerican Tower4.4555 of 5 stars$212.11+0.4%$235.85+11.2%+11.3%$99.07B$11.17B89.505,643Earnings ReportWELLWelltower4.5845 of 5 stars$134.31+0.8%$115.38-14.1%+51.8%$83.63B$6.64B88.36533Gap UpPSAPublic Storage4.5951 of 5 stars$332.56+2.7%$341.43+2.7%+31.3%$58.20B$4.68B34.536,200Dividend AnnouncementEXRExtra Space Storage4.411 of 5 stars$163.52+1.5%$171.07+4.6%+52.9%$34.65B$3.23B42.817,618Earnings ReportVTRVentas4.3802 of 5 stars$64.35+0.2%$63.63-1.1%+46.0%$26.59B$4.80B-378.51450WYWeyerhaeuser4.4686 of 5 stars$31.71+1.7%$36.33+14.6%+2.0%$23.04B$7.19B42.859,318CUBECubeSmart3.6926 of 5 stars$48.00+1.4%$51.45+7.2%+32.5%$10.81B$1.06B27.123,040Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOHIOmega Healthcare Investors4.333 of 5 stars$40.01-1.3%$39.70-0.8%+26.9%$10.32B$1.01B29.4250High Trading VolumeRHPRyman Hospitality Properties3.695 of 5 stars$108.92+1.3%$124.20+14.0%+18.7%$6.52B$2.30B20.441,471News CoverageHRHealthcare Realty Trust3.0181 of 5 stars$17.22+1.8%$17.17-0.3%+15.6%$6.25B$1.34B-10.90580Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMT Alternatives WELL Alternatives PSA Alternatives EXR Alternatives VTR Alternatives WY Alternatives CUBE Alternatives OHI Alternatives RHP Alternatives HR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:AHT) was last updated on 11/5/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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