Welltower (WELL) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer AMT or WELL?

In the previous week, American Tower had 4 more articles in the media than Welltower. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for American Tower and 19 mentions for Welltower. Welltower's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat American Tower's score of 1.48 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	21 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Welltower	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AMT or WELL?

American Tower received 274 more outperform votes than Welltower when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.13% of users gave American Tower an outperform vote while only 60.35% of users gave Welltower an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
American Tower	Outperform Votes 1000 75.13%	Underperform Votes 331 24.87%
Welltower	Outperform Votes 726 60.35%	Underperform Votes 477 39.65%

Which has higher earnings & 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Tower	$11.14B	8.24	$1.48B	$2.37	82.89
Welltower	$6.64B	12.76	$340.09M	$1.52	89.49

Which has more risk & volatility, AMT or WELL?

American Tower has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Welltower has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AMT or WELL?

92.7% of American Tower shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Welltower shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of American Tower shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Welltower shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 Tower	10.05%	22.01%	3.55%
Welltower	12.22%	3.20%	2.00%

Do analysts rate AMT or WELL?

American Tower currently has a consensus price target of $235.85, suggesting a potential upside of 20.05%. Welltower has a consensus price target of $116.68, suggesting a potential downside of 14.22%. Given American Tower's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Welltower	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

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 3.3%. Welltower pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. 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.

Summary

American Tower beats Welltower on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.