American Tower (AMT) Competitors $211.44 -1.16 (-0.54%) As of 03:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AMT vs. WELL, PSA, EXR, VTR, WY, OHI, CUBE, HR, RHP, and SBRAShould you be buying American Tower stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Tower include Welltower (WELL), Public Storage (PSA), Extra Space Storage (EXR), Ventas (VTR), Weyerhaeuser (WY), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), CubeSmart (CUBE), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), and Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry. American Tower vs. Welltower Public Storage Extra Space Storage Ventas Weyerhaeuser Omega Healthcare Investors CubeSmart Healthcare Realty Trust Ryman Hospitality Properties Sabra Health Care REIT Welltower (NYSE:WELL) and American Tower (NYSE:AMT) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and profitability. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of WELL or AMT? 94.8% of Welltower shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of American Tower shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Welltower shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of American Tower shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor WELL or AMT? In the previous week, American Tower had 15 more articles in the media than Welltower. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for American Tower and 33 mentions for Welltower. American Tower's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Welltower's score of 1.42 indicating that American Tower is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Welltower 27 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Tower 42 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is WELL or AMT a better dividend stock? Welltower pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. American Tower pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Welltower pays out 171.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Tower pays out 141.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Tower is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility and risk, WELL or AMT? Welltower has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Tower has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WELL or AMT? American Tower has higher revenue and earnings than Welltower. American Tower 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$7.85B12.35$951.68M$1.5695.40American Tower$10.13B9.93$1.48B$4.8144.71 Is WELL or AMT more profitable? Welltower has a net margin of 11.91% compared to American Tower's net margin of 10.05%. American Tower's return on equity of 22.01% beat Welltower's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Welltower11.91% 3.15% 2.00% American Tower 10.05%22.01%3.55% Do analysts recommend WELL or AMT? Welltower presently has a consensus target price of $156.46, indicating a potential upside of 5.13%. American Tower has a consensus target price of $233.07, indicating a potential upside of 8.38%. Given American Tower's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe American Tower is more favorable than Welltower.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Welltower 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85American Tower 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.13 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WELL or AMT? American Tower received 275 more outperform votes than Welltower when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.24% of users gave American Tower an outperform vote while only 60.41% of users gave Welltower an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWelltowerOutperform Votes74060.41% Underperform Votes48539.59% American TowerOutperform Votes101575.24% Underperform Votes33424.76% SummaryAmerican Tower beats Welltower on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get American Tower News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AMT 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 AMT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmerican TowerReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$100.53B$6.83B$11.11B$18.85BDividend Yield3.12%7.31%5.93%4.16%P/E Ratio90.7458.5222.0432.25Price / Sales9.936.6025.7028.08Price / Cash19.3317.3217.6017.53Price / Book9.231.632.614.42Net Income$1.48B$177.71M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.58%0.79%2.14%2.70%1 Month Performance1.08%-7.80%-2.55%-6.35%1 Year Performance24.05%2.86%535.66%3.06% American Tower Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AMTAmerican Tower4.0131 of 5 stars$212.16-0.2%$233.07+9.9%+22.0%$99.27B$10.13B89.606,390Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsWELLWelltower4.3869 of 5 stars$142.46-3.3%$156.46+9.8%+58.8%$92.82B$7.85B91.32510Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsPSAPublic Storage4.5691 of 5 stars$285.52-3.5%$332.08+16.3%+12.6%$50.08B$4.70B29.655,900Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsEXRExtra Space Storage4.547 of 5 stars$137.34-2.7%$167.25+21.8%+6.2%$29.15B$3.26B35.954,780Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsVTRVentas4.4465 of 5 stars$66.22-2.5%$72.90+10.1%+57.7%$28.98B$4.92B348.54450Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsWYWeyerhaeuser4.2263 of 5 stars$24.55-4.9%$34.50+40.5%-20.3%$17.82B$7.12B44.649,260Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageOHIOmega Healthcare Investors3.4163 of 5 stars$37.61-2.5%$42.00+11.7%+23.9%$10.80B$1.05B24.2650Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsCUBECubeSmart3.6576 of 5 stars$38.22-3.4%$47.31+23.8%-5.4%$8.75B$1.07B21.592,800Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHRHealthcare Realty Trust2.6606 of 5 stars$15.46-3.4%$17.00+10.0%+9.4%$5.42B$1.25B-8.69580Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsRHPRyman Hospitality Properties4.0868 of 5 stars$84.43-1.4%$119.67+41.7%-20.7%$5.07B$2.34B19.231,270Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsSBRASabra Health Care REIT1.3034 of 5 stars$17.67-2.6%$19.33+9.4%+27.7%$4.20B$703.24M33.3440Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Welltower Competitors Public Storage Competitors Extra Space Storage Competitors Ventas Competitors Weyerhaeuser Competitors Omega Healthcare Investors Competitors CubeSmart Competitors Healthcare Realty Trust Competitors Ryman Hospitality Properties Competitors Sabra Health Care REIT Competitors 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:AMT) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashHere’s the cold truth: If your money is sitting idle in a bank account, it’s vulnerable. 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