Welltower (WELL) Competitors $129.23 +0.53 (+0.41%) (As of 12/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WELL vs. AMT, PSA, EXR, VTR, WY, OHI, CUBE, RHP, HR, and RYNShould you be buying Welltower stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Welltower include American Tower (AMT), Public Storage (PSA), Extra Space Storage (EXR), Ventas (VTR), Weyerhaeuser (WY), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), CubeSmart (CUBE), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), and Rayonier (RYN). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry. Welltower vs. American Tower Public Storage Extra Space Storage Ventas Weyerhaeuser Omega Healthcare Investors CubeSmart Ryman Hospitality Properties Healthcare Realty Trust Rayonier Welltower (NYSE:WELL) and American Tower (NYSE:AMT) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk. Which has more risk and volatility, WELL or AMT? Welltower has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Tower has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WELL or AMT? American Tower received 273 more outperform votes than Welltower when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.17% of users gave American Tower an outperform vote while only 60.45% of users gave Welltower an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWelltowerOutperform Votes72960.45% Underperform Votes47739.55% American TowerOutperform Votes100275.17% Underperform Votes33124.83% Does the media favor WELL or AMT? In the previous week, American Tower had 10 more articles in the media than Welltower. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for American Tower and 9 mentions for Welltower. Welltower's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat American Tower's score of 1.29 indicating that Welltower is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Welltower 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Tower 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is WELL or AMT more profitable? Welltower has a net margin of 12.22% 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 Welltower12.22% 3.20% 2.00% American Tower 10.05%22.01%3.55% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of American Tower shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate WELL or AMT? Welltower currently has a consensus price target of $123.63, suggesting a potential downside of 4.34%. American Tower has a consensus price target of $235.08, suggesting a potential upside of 21.64%. Given American Tower's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Tower is more favorable than Welltower.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Welltower 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85American Tower 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Which has preferable earnings & 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$7.35B10.94$340.09M$1.5285.02American Tower$11.17B8.09$1.48B$2.3781.54 Is WELL or AMT a better dividend stock? Welltower pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. American Tower pays an annual dividend of $6.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Welltower pays out 176.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. SummaryAmerican Tower beats Welltower on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 WELL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWelltowerReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$80.47B$7.14B$10.57B$19.60BDividend Yield2.09%6.60%10.24%3.50%P/E Ratio85.0244.0935.6243.92Price / Sales10.949.823,171.4917.46Price / Cash39.9117.8029.7821.72Price / Book2.742.622.775.46Net Income$340.09M$143.97M$1.03B$986.21M7 Day Performance-0.03%-1.16%-1.21%-2.12%1 Month Performance-4.99%-0.12%0.02%1.30%1 Year Performance42.34%5.61%15.75%16.47% Welltower Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WELLWelltower3.7089 of 5 stars$129.23+0.4%$125.86-2.6%+42.3%$80.47B$7.35B85.02533Analyst ForecastPositive NewsAMTAmerican Tower4.5349 of 5 stars$195.59-0.8%$235.08+20.2%-8.9%$91.40B$11.14B83.195,643Positive NewsPSAPublic Storage4.5601 of 5 stars$319.00+0.4%$342.07+7.2%+8.1%$55.86B$4.68B32.986,200Insider TradePositive NewsEXRExtra Space Storage4.7949 of 5 stars$157.80+0.8%$171.43+8.6%+0.5%$33.45B$3.23B41.417,618Short Interest ↓Positive NewsVTRVentas3.1534 of 5 stars$60.28+0.6%$65.63+8.9%+22.0%$25.29B$4.80B-352.41450Positive NewsWYWeyerhaeuser4.185 of 5 stars$29.92-0.5%$36.33+21.4%-11.9%$21.74B$7.67B40.629,318Analyst UpgradePositive NewsOHIOmega Healthcare Investors4.5003 of 5 stars$39.39+0.5%$40.18+2.0%+27.6%$10.63B$949.74M28.8950Positive NewsCUBECubeSmart3.6424 of 5 stars$46.50+0.5%$51.36+10.5%+0.7%$10.52B$1.05B26.143,040Dividend IncreaseShort Interest ↓RHPRyman Hospitality Properties4.16 of 5 stars$111.57-1.5%$128.57+15.2%+1.3%$6.68B$2.32B20.111,471HRHealthcare Realty Trust3.2234 of 5 stars$17.46+1.4%$17.17-1.7%+2.0%$6.19B$1.29B-11.01580Insider TradePositive NewsRYNRayonier4.1435 of 5 stars$28.81-0.1%$33.00+14.5%-16.4%$4.29B$1.06B27.20420Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Tower Alternatives Public Storage Alternatives Extra Space Storage Alternatives Ventas Alternatives Weyerhaeuser Alternatives Omega Healthcare Investors Alternatives CubeSmart Alternatives Ryman Hospitality Properties Alternatives Healthcare Realty Trust Alternatives Rayonier 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:WELL) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret Manhattan ProjectOn January 20, a whole new Manhattan Project is set to begin: Trump’s Manhattan Project. 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