WisdomTree (WT) Competitors

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) and WisdomTree (NYSE:WT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment and community ranking.

Which has more volatility & risk, COLD or WT?

Americold Realty Trust has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WisdomTree has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor COLD or WT?

In the previous week, Americold Realty Trust and Americold Realty Trust both had 7 articles in the media. Americold Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat WisdomTree's score of 0.89 indicating that Americold Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Americold Realty Trust	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
WisdomTree	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is COLD or WT more profitable?

WisdomTree has a net margin of 14.33% compared to Americold Realty Trust's net margin of -10.63%. WisdomTree's return on equity of 22.91% beat Americold Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Americold Realty Trust	-10.63%	-8.08%	-3.64%
WisdomTree	14.33%	22.91%	9.81%

Which has better valuation and earnings, COLD or WT?

WisdomTree has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Americold Realty Trust. Americold Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WisdomTree, 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
Americold Realty Trust	$2.67B	2.43	-$336.21M	-$1.01	-22.59
WisdomTree	$349.04M	4.91	$102.55M	$0.29	40.43

Is COLD or WT a better dividend stock?

Americold Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. WisdomTree pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Americold Realty Trust pays out -87.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WisdomTree pays out 41.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Americold Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate COLD or WT?

Americold Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $30.55, suggesting a potential upside of 33.88%. WisdomTree has a consensus price target of $12.25, suggesting a potential upside of 4.48%. Given Americold Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Americold Realty Trust is more favorable than WisdomTree.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Americold Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
WisdomTree	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Does the MarketBeat Community favor COLD or WT?

Americold Realty Trust received 252 more outperform votes than WisdomTree when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave WisdomTree an outperform vote while only 60.95% of users gave Americold Realty Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Americold Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 270 60.95%	Underperform Votes 173 39.05%
WisdomTree	Outperform Votes 18 66.67%	Underperform Votes 9 33.33%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in COLD or WT?

98.1% of Americold Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of WisdomTree shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Americold Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of WisdomTree shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

WisdomTree beats Americold Realty Trust on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.