Head-To-Head Survey: Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) & Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLR)

Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) and Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLR) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and risk.

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%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets 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 currently has a consensus price target of $868.72, suggesting a potential upside of 17.91%. Given Equinix’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Equinix is more favorable than Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Equinix and Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Equinix	$8.19 billion	8.49	$969.18 million	$10.31	71.25
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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

94.9% of Equinix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.3% of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Equinix shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 51.4% of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Equinix has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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.