Head to Head Review: National Healthcare Properties (NHP) vs. Its Rivals

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

Profitability

This table compares National Healthcare Properties and its peers’ 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 4.3% and pay out 200.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for National Healthcare Properties and its peers, 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	418	1994	1979	78	2.38

National Healthcare Properties presently has a consensus price target of $18.30, indicating a potential upside of 22.33%. As a group, “Healthcare REITs” companies have a potential upside of 14.48%. Given National Healthcare Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe National Healthcare Properties is more favorable than its peers.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Healthcare Properties	$342.28 million	-$57.62 million	-115.08
National Healthcare Properties Competitors	$1.27 billion	$1.61 million	50.19

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

60.4% 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

National Healthcare Properties peers 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.