Contrasting Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP) and American Tower (NYSE:AMT)

American Tower (NYSE:AMT) and Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Dividends

American Tower pays an annual dividend of $7.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Millrose Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.2%. American Tower pays out 98.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Millrose Properties pays out 110.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Tower has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares American Tower and Millrose Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Tower	31.08%	32.76%	5.36%
Millrose Properties	62.60%	8.13%	5.07%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares American Tower and Millrose Properties”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Tower	$10.64 billion	8.24	$2.53 billion	$7.27	25.88
Millrose Properties	$600.46 million	6.14	$379.86 million	$2.87	8.33

American Tower has higher revenue and earnings than Millrose Properties. Millrose Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Tower, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

92.7% of American Tower shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of American Tower shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Millrose Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

American Tower has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Millrose Properties has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for American Tower and Millrose Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Tower	0	2	17	1	2.95
Millrose Properties	0	3	0	1	2.50

American Tower presently has a consensus target price of $214.90, indicating a potential upside of 14.22%. Millrose Properties has a consensus target price of $36.50, indicating a potential upside of 52.69%. Given Millrose Properties’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Millrose Properties is more favorable than American Tower.

Summary

American Tower beats Millrose Properties on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About American Tower

American Tower, one of the largest global REITs, is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate with a portfolio of over 224,000 communications sites and a highly interconnected footprint of U.S. data center facilities.

About Millrose Properties

Millrose Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment and management company that focuses on acquiring, developing, and managing high-quality commercial properties. They are headquartered in Purchase, New York.