American Healthcare REIT (NYSE:AHR – Get Free Report) and Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
16.7% of American Healthcare REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Weyerhaeuser shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Weyerhaeuser shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for American Healthcare REIT and Weyerhaeuser, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| American Healthcare REIT | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2.88 |
| Weyerhaeuser | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2.38 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares American Healthcare REIT and Weyerhaeuser”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| American Healthcare REIT | $1.95 billion | 1.74 | -$71.47 million | N/A | N/A |
| Weyerhaeuser | $7.67 billion | 3.18 | $839.00 million | $1.10 | 30.46 |
Weyerhaeuser has higher revenue and earnings than American Healthcare REIT.
Dividends
American Healthcare REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Weyerhaeuser pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Weyerhaeuser pays out 72.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Profitability
This table compares American Healthcare REIT and Weyerhaeuser’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| American Healthcare REIT | -1.99% | -2.20% | -0.85% |
| Weyerhaeuser | 9.89% | 6.19% | 3.69% |
Summary
Weyerhaeuser beats American Healthcare REIT on 9 of the 13 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 Weyerhaeuser
Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest private owners of timberlands, began operations in 1900. We own or control approximately 11 million acres of timberlands in the U.S. and manage additional timberlands under long-term licenses in Canada. We manage these timberlands on a sustainable basis in compliance with internationally recognized forestry standards. We are also one of the largest manufacturers of wood products in North America. Our company is a real estate investment trust. In 2022, we generated $10.2 billion in net sales and employed approximately 9,200 people who serve customers worldwide. Our common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol WY.
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