BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS (NYSE:BHR) versus Welltower (NYSE:WELL) Head to Head Contrast

BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS (NYSE:BHR) and Welltower (NYSE:WELL) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS and Welltower’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS	-0.07%	-0.22%	-0.02%
Welltower	12.18%	3.38%	2.16%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS and Welltower, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS	0	0	0	0	0.00
Welltower	1	1	8	1	2.82

Welltower has a consensus target price of $169.8182, indicating a potential upside of 4.25%. Given Welltower’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Welltower is more favorable than BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

64.8% of BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Welltower shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Welltower shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Welltower has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. Welltower pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS pays out -26.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Welltower pays out 167.2% 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 has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS and Welltower”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS	$728.40 million	0.20	-$1.69 million	($0.77)	-2.78
Welltower	$7.99 billion	13.63	$951.68 million	$1.77	92.03

Welltower has higher revenue and earnings than BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS. BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Welltower, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Welltower beats BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS

Braemar Hotels & Resorts is a conservatively capitalized REIT that invests primarily in high RevPAR, full-service luxury hotels and resorts. We are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BHR and are externally-advised by Ashford (NYSE American: AINC).

About Welltower

Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL), a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and S&P 500 company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, is driving the transformation of health care infrastructure. Welltower invests with leading seniors housing operators, post-acute providers and health systems to fund the real estate infrastructure needed to scale innovative care delivery models and improve people’s wellness and overall health care experience. Welltower owns interests in properties concentrated in major, high-growth markets in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, consisting of seniors housing and post-acute communities and outpatient medical properties.