Ventas (VTR) Competitors

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) and Welltower (NYSE:WELL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

Is VTR or WELL more profitable?

Welltower has a net margin of 11.91% compared to Ventas' net margin of 1.65%. Welltower's return on equity of 3.15% beat Ventas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ventas	1.65%	0.82%	0.32%
Welltower	11.91%	3.15%	2.00%

Which has more volatility & risk, VTR or WELL?

Ventas has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Welltower has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor VTR or WELL?

In the previous week, Welltower had 18 more articles in the media than Ventas. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Welltower and 26 mentions for Ventas. Welltower's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Ventas' score of 1.04 indicating that Welltower is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ventas	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Welltower	28 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VTR or WELL?

94.2% of Ventas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Welltower shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Ventas shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Welltower shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VTR or WELL?

Welltower received 176 more outperform votes than Ventas when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.56% of users gave Welltower an outperform vote while only 56.36% of users gave Ventas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ventas	Outperform Votes 558 56.36%	Underperform Votes 432 43.64%
Welltower	Outperform Votes 734 60.56%	Underperform Votes 478 39.44%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VTR or WELL?

Welltower has higher revenue and earnings than Ventas. Welltower is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ventas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ventas	$4.92B	5.87	$81.15M	$0.19	347.79
Welltower	$7.99B	11.93	$951.68M	$1.56	95.31

Do analysts prefer VTR or WELL?

Ventas presently has a consensus price target of $69.14, suggesting a potential upside of 4.64%. Welltower has a consensus price target of $140.19, suggesting a potential downside of 5.71%. Given Ventas' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ventas is more favorable than Welltower.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ventas	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11
Welltower	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93

Is VTR or WELL a better dividend stock?

Ventas pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Welltower pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Ventas pays out 947.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.

Summary

Welltower beats Ventas on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.