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

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLR) and Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) 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 Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust and Equinix’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust	-4.58%	N/A	-0.70%
Equinix	11.84%	8.01%	3.05%

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust	$102.32 million	0.10	-$4.69 million	($42.51)	0.00
Equinix	$8.19 billion	8.49	$969.18 million	$10.31	71.25

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.

Risk and Volatility

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. Comparatively, Equinix has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust and Equinix, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A
Equinix	0	6	7	1	2.64

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

35.3% of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Equinix shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.4% of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Equinix 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.

Summary

Equinix beats Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust on 12 of the 14 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 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.