American Tower (NYSE:AMT – Get Rating) and Safestore (OTCMKTS:SFSHF – Get Rating) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability and dividends.
Profitability
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This table compares American Tower and Safestore"s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
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Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for American Tower and Safestore, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
American Tower presently has a consensus price target of $266.06, indicating a potential upside of 20.50%. Given American Tower"s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe American Tower is more favorable than Safestore.
Volatility and Risk
American Tower has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Safestore has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares American Tower and Safestore"s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
American Tower has higher revenue and earnings than Safestore.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
89.7% of American Tower shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of American Tower shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
American Tower beats Safestore on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About American Tower
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American Tower Corp. provides real estate investment services, and owns, operates, and develops multi-tenant real estate properties. It operates through the following segments: U.S. & Canada, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Africa Latin America, and Services. The Asia-Pacific segment refers to the operations in Australia and India. The Europe segment consists of France, Germany, and Poland. The Africa segment consists of Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda. The Latin America segment includes operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Paraguay, and Peru. The Services segment offers tower-related services in the United States, including site acquisition, zoning & permitting services, and structural analysis services. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.
About Safestore
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Safestore is the UK"s largest self-storage group with 163 stores, comprising 125 wholly owned stores in the UK (including over 70 in London and the South East with the remainder in key metropolitan areas such as Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool and Bristol), 28 wholly owned stores in the Paris region, 6 stores in the Netherlands and 4 stores within Barcelona, Spain. Safestore was founded in the UK in 1998. It acquired the French business Une Pie[gf]300[/gf]ce en Plus in 2004 which was founded in 1998 by the current Safestore Group CEO Frederic Vecchioli.
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