Comparing Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) & Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE:SRG)

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) and Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE:SRG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

Healthcare Realty Trust has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seritage Growth Properties has a beta of 2.48, indicating that its share price is 148% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

78.9% of Seritage Growth Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Healthcare Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Seritage Growth Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Healthcare Realty Trust and Seritage Growth Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Healthcare Realty Trust	-32.95%	-7.70%	-3.78%
Seritage Growth Properties	-497.67%	-21.55%	-12.74%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Healthcare Realty Trust and Seritage Growth Properties”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Healthcare Realty Trust	$1.27 billion	4.72	-$654.48 million	($1.15)	-14.81
Seritage Growth Properties	$17.62 million	11.29	-$153.54 million	($1.59)	-2.22

Seritage Growth Properties has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Healthcare Realty Trust. Healthcare Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seritage Growth Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Healthcare Realty Trust and Seritage Growth Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Healthcare Realty Trust	1	4	0	0	1.80
Seritage Growth Properties	0	0	0	0	0.00

Healthcare Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $16.40, suggesting a potential downside of 3.68%. Given Healthcare Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Healthcare Realty Trust is more favorable than Seritage Growth Properties.

Summary

Healthcare Realty Trust beats Seritage Growth Properties on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Healthcare Realty Trust

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. provides real estate investment services. It owns, leases, manages, acquires, finances, develops, and redevelops income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services throughout the United States of America. The company was founded by David R. Emery in 1992 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

About Seritage Growth Properties

Seritage Growth Properties operates as a real estate investment trust. The firm engages in the acquisition, ownership, development, redevelopment, management, and leasing of retail properties throughout the United States. Its property portfolio includes mall, shopping centers and freestanding locations. The company was founded on June 3, 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.