Financial Comparison: National Healthcare Properties (NHP) vs. Its Competitors

National Healthcare Properties (NASDAQ:NHP) is one of 40 public companies in the “Healthcare REITs” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare National Healthcare Properties to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares National Healthcare Properties and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Healthcare Properties	-13.04%	-6.22%	-2.52%
National Healthcare Properties Competitors	17.64%	3.92%	2.09%

Dividends

National Healthcare Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. National Healthcare Properties pays out -230.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Healthcare REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.2% and pay out 216.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

62.8% of shares of all “Healthcare REITs” companies are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of shares of all “Healthcare REITs” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares National Healthcare Properties and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Healthcare Properties	$342.28 million	-$57.62 million	-116.08
National Healthcare Properties Competitors	$1.27 billion	$1.61 million	50.04

National Healthcare Properties’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than National Healthcare Properties. National Healthcare Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for National Healthcare Properties and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Healthcare Properties	1	5	7	0	2.46
National Healthcare Properties Competitors	419	1995	1980	79	2.38

National Healthcare Properties presently has a consensus price target of $18.30, suggesting a potential upside of 21.27%. As a group, “Healthcare REITs” companies have a potential upside of 12.24%. Given National Healthcare Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe National Healthcare Properties is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

National Healthcare Properties competitors beat National Healthcare Properties on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

National Healthcare Properties Company Profile

National Healthcare Properties Inc. is a self-managed real estate investment trust focused on acquiring, owning and investing in a diversified portfolio of healthcare real estate, with an emphasis on providing senior housing. National Healthcare Properties Inc. is based in NEW YORK.