Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX – Get Free Report) and Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLR – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for Equinix and Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Equinix | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2.64 |
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Equinix presently has a consensus target price of $862.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.20%. Given Equinix’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Equinix is more favorable than Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
Risk and Volatility
Equinix has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Equinix and Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Equinix | $8.19 billion | 8.80 | $969.18 million | $10.31 | 73.90 |
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust | $102.32 million | 0.10 | -$4.69 million | ($42.51) | 0.00 |
Equinix 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 Equinix, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Equinix and Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Equinix | 11.84% | 8.01% | 3.05% |
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust | -4.58% | N/A | -0.70% |
Summary
Equinix beats Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Equinix
Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) is the world's digital infrastructure company . Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.
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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