Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR – Get Free Report) and Sila Realty Trust (NYSE:SILA – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Healthcare Realty Trust and Sila Realty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Healthcare Realty Trust | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2.20 |
| Sila Realty Trust | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Healthcare Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $18.88, suggesting a potential upside of 8.45%. Sila Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $26.67, suggesting a potential upside of 12.22%. Given Sila Realty Trust’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sila Realty Trust is more favorable than Healthcare Realty Trust.
Volatility and Risk
Profitability
This table compares Healthcare Realty Trust and Sila Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Healthcare Realty Trust | -20.84% | -5.07% | -2.47% |
| Sila Realty Trust | 16.36% | 2.39% | 1.57% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Healthcare Realty Trust and Sila Realty Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Healthcare Realty Trust | $1.18 billion | 5.14 | -$246.07 million | ($0.71) | -24.51 |
| Sila Realty Trust | $197.54 million | 6.65 | $33.12 million | $0.58 | 40.97 |
Sila Realty Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Healthcare Realty Trust. Healthcare Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sila Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Dividends
Healthcare Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Sila Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Healthcare Realty Trust pays out -135.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sila Realty Trust pays out 275.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
Sila Realty Trust beats Healthcare Realty Trust on 9 of the 14 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 Sila Realty Trust
Sila Realty Trust, Inc., headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is a net lease real estate investment trust with a strategic focus on investing in the large, growing, and resilient healthcare sector. The Company invests in high quality healthcare facilities along the continuum of care, which, we believe, generate predictable, durable, and growing income streams. Our portfolio comprises high quality tenants in geographically diverse facilities, which are positioned to capitalize on the dynamic delivery of healthcare to patients. As of June 30, 2024, the Company owned 137 real estate properties and two undeveloped land parcels located in 64 markets across the U.S.
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