Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (WHLR) & Its Rivals Head to Head Contrast

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLR) is one of 85 public companies in the “Retail REITs” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust	1	0	0	0	1.00
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	963	3975	3449	138	2.32

As a group, “Retail REITs” companies have a potential upside of 9.20%. Given Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust	$99.44 million	$8.77 million	-0.00
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	$826.44 million	$253.68 million	9.06

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility & Risk

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust’s rivals have a beta of 0.88, meaning that their average stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust	-4.42%	-186.97%	-0.52%
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	30.12%	5.04%	3.14%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

35.3% of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of shares of all “Retail REITs” companies are held by institutional investors. 55.0% of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of shares of all “Retail REITs” companies 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

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust rivals beat Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

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.