WisdomTree (WT) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate WT or IRT?

WisdomTree presently has a consensus price target of $12.54, indicating a potential upside of 36.99%. Independence Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.88%. Given WisdomTree's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe WisdomTree is more favorable than Independence Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WisdomTree	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Independence Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the media prefer WT or IRT?

In the previous week, Independence Realty Trust had 5 more articles in the media than WisdomTree. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Independence Realty Trust and 3 mentions for WisdomTree. Independence Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat WisdomTree's score of 1.04 indicating that Independence Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
WisdomTree	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Independence Realty Trust	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is WT or IRT more profitable?

WisdomTree has a net margin of 15.59% compared to Independence Realty Trust's net margin of 6.15%. WisdomTree's return on equity of 24.67% beat Independence Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WisdomTree	15.59%	24.67%	10.27%
Independence Realty Trust	6.15%	1.11%	0.66%

Is WT or IRT a better dividend stock?

WisdomTree pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Independence Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. WisdomTree pays out 38.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Independence Realty Trust pays out 355.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WT or IRT?

78.6% of WisdomTree shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of Independence Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of WisdomTree shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Independence Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, WT or IRT?

WisdomTree has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Independence Realty Trust. WisdomTree is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Independence Realty Trust, 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
WisdomTree	$427.74M	3.15	$66.69M	$0.31	29.53
Independence Realty Trust	$640.04M	7.57	$39.29M	$0.18	116.53

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WT or IRT?

Independence Realty Trust received 349 more outperform votes than WisdomTree when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.07% of users gave WisdomTree an outperform vote while only 60.96% of users gave Independence Realty Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
WisdomTree	Outperform Votes 18 62.07%	Underperform Votes 11 37.93%
Independence Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 367 60.96%	Underperform Votes 235 39.04%

Which has more risk & volatility, WT or IRT?

WisdomTree has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Independence Realty Trust has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

WisdomTree and Independence Realty Trust tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.