Ashford Hospitality Trust (AHT) Competitors $9.18 +0.62 (+7.24%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider 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 analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends and risk. 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 3.2%. Ashford Hospitality Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. 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 -1.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the media prefer AMT or AHT? In the previous week, American Tower had 28 more articles in the media than Ashford Hospitality Trust. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for American Tower and 0 mentions for Ashford Hospitality Trust. American Tower's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Ashford Hospitality Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that American Tower is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment American Tower Positive Ashford Hospitality Trust Neutral Which has stronger 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$11.17B8.41$1.48B$2.3784.76Ashford Hospitality Trust$1.22B0.04-$178.49M-$12.89-0.71 Is AMT or AHT more profitable? American Tower has a net margin of 10.05% compared to Ashford Hospitality Trust's net margin of 2.84%. 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 2.84%-12.89%1.01% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AMT or AHT? 92.7% of American Tower shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.0% of Ashford Hospitality Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of American Tower shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% 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. 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. Do analysts recommend AMT or AHT? American Tower presently has a consensus price target of $235.54, suggesting a potential upside of 17.25%. Ashford Hospitality Trust has a consensus price target of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 172.33%. Given Ashford Hospitality Trust's higher probable 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 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AMT or AHT? American Tower received 528 more outperform votes than Ashford Hospitality Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.15% of users gave American Tower an outperform vote while only 63.66% of users gave Ashford Hospitality Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAmerican TowerOutperform Votes100175.15% Underperform Votes33124.85% Ashford Hospitality TrustOutperform Votes47363.66% Underperform Votes27036.34% SummaryAmerican Tower beats Ashford Hospitality Trust on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyWar on Elon Escalates… A radical, potentially game-changing technology that threatens to destroy the trillion-dollar, “green energy” grift of the elites. And yet, while it threatens their wealth and power, it could be transformational for both the U.S. economy and your wealth.One company holds a near-total monopoly on it. 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$47.26M$7.60B$10.57B$19.87BDividend YieldN/A6.57%10.17%3.53%P/E Ratio-0.7144.8649.3442.94Price / Sales0.046.823,455.5418.99Price / Cash0.8915.9930.5017.86Price / Book-0.102.702.765.52Net Income-$178.49M$146.60M$995.76M$986.45M7 Day Performance-2.44%0.10%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance63.64%-1.97%7.27%1.05%1 Year Performance-58.93%17.41%24.63%24.67% Ashford Hospitality Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AHTAshford Hospitality Trust2.2987 of 5 stars$9.18+7.2%$25.00+172.3%-62.8%$47.26M$1.22B-0.71120AMTAmerican Tower4.3941 of 5 stars$200.88-0.1%$235.54+17.3%+0.6%$94.00B$11.14B84.765,643Analyst ForecastPositive NewsWELLWelltower4.0691 of 5 stars$137.45-0.5%$116.68-15.1%+55.2%$86.04B$6.64B90.43533Positive NewsPSAPublic Storage4.5845 of 5 stars$332.86-0.5%$339.64+2.0%+29.0%$58.57B$4.52B34.566,200Positive NewsEXRExtra Space Storage4.3558 of 5 stars$165.04-0.3%$171.50+3.9%+27.5%$35.09B$2.56B43.207,618Dividend AnnouncementInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsVTRVentas3.7623 of 5 stars$64.11-0.2%$63.63-0.8%+42.6%$26.95B$4.50B0.00450WYWeyerhaeuser4.3575 of 5 stars$30.69flat$36.33+18.4%-4.8%$22.29B$7.67B41.479,318CUBECubeSmart3.5028 of 5 stars$48.34-1.3%$51.45+6.5%+23.3%$11.08B$1.05B27.313,040Positive NewsOHIOmega Healthcare Investors4.4098 of 5 stars$39.88-0.7%$40.00+0.3%+24.4%$10.84B$949.74M29.3250RHPRyman Hospitality Properties3.4007 of 5 stars$112.11+0.4%$126.17+12.5%+15.1%$6.69B$2.16B19.911,471Analyst ForecastHRHealthcare Realty Trust4.0412 of 5 stars$17.56-0.6%$17.17-2.2%+20.0%$6.26B$1.34B0.00580Positive News 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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