Welltower (WELL) Competitors $129.47 +0.74 (+0.58%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 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 InterestSustainabilityTrends WELL vs. AMT, PSA, EXR, VTR, WY, OHI, CUBE, RHP, HR, and GEOShould 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 The GEO Group (GEO). 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 The GEO Group American Tower (NYSE:AMT) and Welltower (NYSE:WELL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AMT or WELL? American Tower received 273 more outperform votes than Welltower when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.13% of users gave American Tower an outperform vote while only 60.48% of users gave Welltower an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAmerican TowerOutperform Votes100375.13% Underperform Votes33224.87% WelltowerOutperform Votes73060.48% Underperform Votes47739.52% Do analysts recommend AMT or WELL? American Tower currently has a consensus price target of $230.67, suggesting a potential upside of 21.08%. Welltower has a consensus price target of $127.63, suggesting a potential downside of 1.43%. Given American Tower's 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 American Tower 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Welltower 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85 Is AMT or WELL 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 American Tower10.05% 22.01% 3.55% Welltower 12.22%3.20%2.00% Do insiders & institutionals believe in AMT or WELL? 92.7% of American Tower shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Welltower shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of American Tower shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Welltower shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is AMT or WELL a better dividend stock? American Tower pays an annual dividend of $6.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Welltower pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. 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. 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. Which has higher earnings and valuation, AMT or WELL? 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 RatioAmerican Tower$11.17B7.97$1.48B$2.3780.39Welltower$7.35B10.97$340.09M$1.5285.18 Which has more volatility & risk, AMT or WELL? American Tower has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Welltower has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor AMT or WELL? In the previous week, American Tower had 13 more articles in the media than Welltower. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for American Tower and 13 mentions for Welltower. Welltower's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat American Tower's score of 0.72 indicating that Welltower is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Tower 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Welltower 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAmerican Tower beats Welltower on 12 of the 21 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$80.62B$7.08B$11.74B$19.88BDividend Yield2.11%7.77%5.83%3.70%P/E Ratio85.1841.8125.2241.44Price / Sales10.978.2928.5817.17Price / Cash38.7316.1717.2719.84Price / Book2.752.592.655.73Net Income$340.09M$146.30M$1.04B$993.95M7 Day Performance3.64%3.06%3.02%3.21%1 Month Performance3.09%-0.80%1.11%5.20%1 Year Performance45.54%5.24%15.72%19.33% Welltower Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WELLWelltower4.3223 of 5 stars$129.47+0.6%$127.63-1.4%+44.4%$80.62B$7.35B85.18510News CoveragePositive NewsAMTAmerican Tower4.6277 of 5 stars$176.25+1.6%$230.67+30.9%-7.0%$82.36B$11.17B74.375,643Insider TradeShort Interest ↑News CoveragePSAPublic Storage4.9083 of 5 stars$289.47+0.2%$344.54+19.0%+0.6%$50.69B$4.68B30.066,200Short Interest ↓EXRExtra Space Storage4.4866 of 5 stars$147.52+0.5%$171.25+16.1%+1.7%$31.27B$3.23B38.627,618Short Interest ↓News CoverageVTRVentas4.4432 of 5 stars$57.61+0.4%$65.67+14.0%+22.6%$24.17B$4.80B-338.86450Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓News CoverageWYWeyerhaeuser4.7167 of 5 stars$28.56+4.7%$35.57+24.5%-6.9%$20.75B$7.19B38.599,318Analyst ForecastNews CoverageOHIOmega Healthcare Investors3.5453 of 5 stars$36.96+0.4%$40.18+8.7%+26.5%$9.98B$1.01B27.1850CUBECubeSmart4.1187 of 5 stars$40.15-0.2%$50.00+24.5%-7.6%$9.08B$1.06B22.683,040Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓News CoverageRHPRyman Hospitality Properties3.7815 of 5 stars$101.04-0.9%$128.57+27.2%-9.0%$6.05B$2.32B17.951,471Positive NewsHRHealthcare Realty Trust3.4535 of 5 stars$15.97-0.1%$17.14+7.3%-2.2%$5.66B$1.29B-10.11580Positive NewsGEOThe GEO Group1.8378 of 5 stars$30.18-2.5%$33.50+11.0%+238.7%$4.22B$2.42B104.0716,400Options VolumeNews Coverage 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 The GEO Group 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 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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