Primary Health Properties (OTCMKTS:PHPRF) vs. National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) Head-To-Head Analysis

Primary Health Properties (OTCMKTS:PHPRF) and National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

62.5% of National Health Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of National Health Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Primary Health Properties and National Health Investors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Primary Health Properties	0	0	1	0	3.00
National Health Investors	1	2	5	0	2.50

National Health Investors has a consensus target price of $83.86, suggesting a potential upside of 17.68%. Given National Health Investors’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe National Health Investors is more favorable than Primary Health Properties.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Primary Health Properties and National Health Investors”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Primary Health Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
National Health Investors	$375.63 million	9.32	$142.18 million	$3.46	20.59

National Health Investors has higher revenue and earnings than Primary Health Properties.

Profitability

This table compares Primary Health Properties and National Health Investors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Primary Health Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A
National Health Investors	38.56%	10.89%	5.88%

Summary

National Health Investors beats Primary Health Properties on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Primary Health Properties

Primary Health Properties (PHP) is the leading investor in modern healthcare properties in the UK & Ireland. PHP is a UK based Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) with a clear objective to create progressive returns to shareholders through a combination of earnings growth and capital appreciation. PHP achieve this by investing in healthcare real estate let on long-term leases, backed by a secure underlying covenant funded mostly by government bodies. The Group’s portfolio comprises over 480 primary healthcare facilities, both completed and committed, the majority of which are GP surgeries, with other properties let to NHS organisations, pharmacies and dentists.

About National Health Investors

Incorporated in 1991, National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) is a real estate investment trust specializing in sale, leasebacks, joint-ventures, senior housing operating partnerships, and mortgage and mezzanine financing of need-driven and discretionary senior housing and medical investments. NHI's portfolio consists of independent living, assisted living and memory care communities, entrance-fee retirement communities, skilled nursing facilities, and specialty hospitals.