NNN REIT (NYSE:NNN – Get Free Report) and Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLRD – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for NNN REIT and Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| NNN REIT | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2.07 |
| Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
NNN REIT currently has a consensus target price of $47.30, suggesting a potential upside of 0.94%. Given NNN REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe NNN REIT is more favorable than Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| NNN REIT | 40.35% | 8.70% | 4.06% |
| Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
90.0% of NNN REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of NNN REIT shares are held 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.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares NNN REIT 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 | |
| NNN REIT | $926.21 million | 9.71 | $389.78 million | $2.06 | 22.75 |
| Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust | $99.10 million | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
NNN REIT has higher revenue and earnings than Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust.
Summary
NNN REIT beats Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About NNN REIT
NNN REIT invests primarily in high-quality retail properties subject generally to long-term, net leases. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned 3,532 properties in 49 states with a gross leasable area of approximately 36.0 million square feet and a weighted average remaining lease term of 10.1 years. NNN is one of only three publicly traded REITs to have increased annual dividends for 34 or more consecutive years.
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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