Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. WY scored 68.0, AAT scored 60.0 — WY leads.
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WY
Weyerhaeuser Company
REIT - Specialty · Financial strength
72.2Fin
$18.97 · $13.7B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
3.6
AAT leads
AAT
American Assets Trust, Inc.
REIT - Diversified · Financial strength
75.8Fin
$21.68 · $1.7B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthWY-3.1%
Strongest balance sheetWY0.58
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Fundamentals, head-to-head
WY
AAT
4.4%B+
Yield
6.3%A-
-3.1%D+
Rev
-4.7%D+
0.58A-
D/E
1.62C
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
The companies
WYWeyerhaeuser Company
REIT - Specialty · $18.97 · beta 0.93
Why now
REIT - Specialty · market cap $13.7b. Down 32% from 52-week high of $27.75 — deep drawdown territory. 11 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $28.82 (implying +52% upside).
Moat
Moat signals from the quantitative card are modest — profitability and capital efficiency are middle-of-pack. The thesis here depends on softer factors (switching costs, brand, distribution, regulatory protection) not captured by the quality-growth screen.
Risk
Down 32% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Dividend payout 129% of earnings on a 4.4% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. ROE 5% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
AATAmerican Assets Trust, Inc.
REIT - Diversified · $21.68 · beta 0.98
Why now
REIT - Diversified · market cap $1.7b. 17% off the 52-week high of $25.97.
Moat
Moat signals from the quantitative card are modest — profitability and capital efficiency are middle-of-pack. The thesis here depends on softer factors (switching costs, brand, distribution, regulatory protection) not captured by the quality-growth screen.
Risk
Dividend payout 469% of earnings on a 6.3% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. Net margin 4.1% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first. ROE 2% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Common questions
Is WY or AAT the better stock?
WY scores higher: WY 68.0, AAT 60.0 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
How are WY and AAT scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.