Welltower (WELL) Competitors $148.69 -1.63 (-1.09%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$148.84 +0.15 (+0.10%) As of 06:15 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WELL vs. AMT, PSA, EXR, VTR, WY, OHI, CUBE, RHP, HR, and SBRAShould 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 Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA). 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 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 companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends. 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 institutionals and insiders 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 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. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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$7.99B12.00$951.68M$1.5695.89American Tower$11.17B8.02$1.48B$2.3780.82 Does the media favor WELL or AMT? In the previous week, Welltower had 3 more articles in the media than American Tower. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Welltower and 44 mentions for American Tower. American Tower's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Welltower's score of 1.12 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 28 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Tower 32 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WELL or AMT? American Tower received 274 more outperform votes than Welltower when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.17% of users gave American Tower an outperform vote while only 60.56% of users gave Welltower an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWelltowerOutperform Votes73460.56% Underperform Votes47839.44% American TowerOutperform Votes100875.17% Underperform Votes33324.83% Do analysts prefer WELL or AMT? Welltower currently has a consensus target price of $140.19, suggesting a potential downside of 6.28%. American Tower has a consensus target price of $225.79, suggesting a potential upside of 17.87%. Given American Tower's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93American Tower 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93 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 $6.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. 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 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. Which has more volatility and risk, WELL or AMT? Welltower has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Tower has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAmerican Tower beats Welltower on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Welltower News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WELL 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 WELL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWelltowerReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$95.93B$7.13B$11.70B$20.20BDividend Yield1.79%6.49%5.57%3.65%P/E Ratio95.8962.1524.1935.34Price / Sales12.007.8526.3216.23Price / Cash35.4318.7118.1320.85Price / Book2.971.742.644.99Net Income$951.68M$178.08M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.30%-0.45%-0.66%0.10%1 Month Performance11.96%0.17%0.95%-0.24%1 Year Performance58.71%8.63%16.26%15.46% Welltower Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WELLWelltower4.5822 of 5 stars$148.69-1.1%$140.19-5.7%+62.1%$95.35B$7.99B95.31510Analyst ForecastPositive NewsAMTAmerican Tower4.3716 of 5 stars$189.41-0.3%$225.79+19.2%+2.1%$88.51B$11.14B79.925,643Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsPSAPublic Storage4.4589 of 5 stars$297.69-1.2%$344.54+15.7%+6.9%$52.13B$4.52B30.916,200Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsEXRExtra Space Storage4.1961 of 5 stars$154.96-0.6%$174.00+12.3%+10.3%$32.85B$2.56B40.577,618Analyst ForecastVTRVentas4.1859 of 5 stars$66.57+2.5%$69.14+3.9%+55.4%$27.93B$4.50B-391.55450Insider TradePositive NewsWYWeyerhaeuser4.4285 of 5 stars$29.60-0.3%$35.00+18.2%-9.5%$21.51B$7.12B53.829,318OHIOmega Healthcare Investors4.5055 of 5 stars$36.40+0.1%$41.67+14.5%+15.3%$9.83B$1.05B23.4850Positive NewsCUBECubeSmart3.3246 of 5 stars$41.59-1.0%$49.73+19.6%-3.2%$9.41B$1.05B23.503,040Analyst ForecastNews CoverageRHPRyman Hospitality Properties3.5865 of 5 stars$102.27-0.2%$127.50+24.7%-12.0%$6.13B$2.16B18.171,471Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageHRHealthcare Realty Trust3.4683 of 5 stars$16.51-0.3%$17.00+3.0%+18.3%$5.85B$1.34B-10.45580Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsSBRASabra Health Care REIT2.0691 of 5 stars$16.52-1.0%$18.86+14.1%+18.8%$3.91B$647.51M40.2940Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive 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 Sabra Health Care REIT 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 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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