Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLR – Get Free Report) and Getty Realty (NYSE:GTY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
Risk & Volatility
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Getty Realty has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust and Getty Realty”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust | $99.44 million | 0.00 | $8.77 million | ($161,948.33) | -0.00 |
| Getty Realty | $221.73 million | 8.62 | $79.19 million | $1.64 | 17.37 |
Getty Realty has 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 Getty Realty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust and Getty Realty, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Getty Realty | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2.62 |
Getty Realty has a consensus target price of $36.57, suggesting a potential upside of 28.37%. Given Getty Realty’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Getty Realty is more favorable than Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
35.3% of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of Getty Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.9% of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of Getty Realty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust and Getty Realty’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust | 14.99% | -186.97% | 2.37% |
| Getty Realty | 42.37% | 8.93% | 4.42% |
Summary
Getty Realty beats Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Getty Realty
Getty Realty Corp. is a publicly traded, net lease REIT specializing in the acquisition, financing and development of convenience, automotive and other single tenant retail real estate. As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s portfolio included 1,093 freestanding properties located in 40 states across the United States and Washington, D.C.
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