American Healthcare REIT (NYSE:AHR – Get Free Report) and Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLR – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
16.7% of American Healthcare REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.3% of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of American Healthcare REIT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 51.4% of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares American Healthcare REIT and Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| American Healthcare REIT | -1.84% | -1.87% | -0.80% |
| Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust | -29.69% | N/A | -4.57% |
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| American Healthcare REIT | $2.07 billion | 2.17 | -$71.47 million | ($0.27) | -105.51 |
| Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust | $104.57 million | 0.01 | -$4.69 million | ($7,793.80) | 0.00 |
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American Healthcare REIT. American Healthcare REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
American Healthcare REIT has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
American Healthcare REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 55.1%. American Healthcare REIT pays out -370.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust pays out 0.0% 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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for American Healthcare REIT and Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| American Healthcare REIT | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
American Healthcare REIT presently has a consensus price target of $33.33, suggesting a potential upside of 17.01%. Given American Healthcare REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe American Healthcare REIT is more favorable than Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust.
Summary
American Healthcare REIT beats Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
About American Healthcare REIT
Formed by the successful merger of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III and Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, as well as the acquisition of the business and operations of American Healthcare Investors, American Healthcare REIT is one of the larger healthcare-focused real estate investment trusts globally with assets totaling approximately $4.2 billion in gross investment value. The company benefits from a fully integrated management platform comprised of more than one hundred experienced and skilled professionals, many of whom have worked together since 2006 and have successfully invested in and managed healthcare real estate through multiple market cycles. The management team has a proven track record, deep industry relationships and unparalleled insight into each of the company's assets having built and nurtured the company's international portfolio since its original property acquisition in 2014. The strength of the management team, coupled with the quality of the assets, has American Healthcare REIT poised to capitalize on compelling growth driven by powerful demographic trends. With its 19 million-square-foot, 312-building portfolio of medical office buildings, senior housing communities, skilled nursing facilities and integrated senior health campuses diversified across 36 states and the United Kingdom, the tri-party transaction was a critical step in ideally positioning American Healthcare REIT for a future public listing or IPO on a national stock exchange at the most opportune time. By listing the company's shares on a national exchange, we believe the company will gain greater access to attractive capital that will fuel future growth, broaden our investor base and also provide liquidity to our fellow stockholders. American Healthcare REIT, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Griffin Capital Company, LLC.
About Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust
Headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. is a fully integrated, self-managed commercial real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on owning and operating income-producing retail properties with a primary focus on grocery-anchored centers.
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