Critical Comparison: Chartwell Retirement Residences (CWSRF) & Its Rivals

Chartwell Retirement Residences (OTCMKTS:CWSRF) is one of 238 public companies in the “Healthcare Providers & Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Chartwell Retirement Residences to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Dividends

Chartwell Retirement Residences pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Chartwell Retirement Residences pays out -1,611.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Healthcare Providers & Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.5% and pay out 25.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Chartwell Retirement Residences is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Chartwell Retirement Residences and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chartwell Retirement Residences	N/A	N/A	-555.12
Chartwell Retirement Residences Competitors	$20.14 billion	$277.67 million	-228.06

Chartwell Retirement Residences’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Chartwell Retirement Residences. Chartwell Retirement Residences 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 Chartwell Retirement Residences and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chartwell Retirement Residences	0	0	4	0	3.00
Chartwell Retirement Residences Competitors	1770	7615	13077	777	2.55

As a group, “Healthcare Providers & Services” companies have a potential upside of 11.69%. Given Chartwell Retirement Residences’ competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chartwell Retirement Residences has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Chartwell Retirement Residences and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chartwell Retirement Residences	N/A	N/A	N/A
Chartwell Retirement Residences Competitors	-5.52%	-138.33%	-0.40%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

37.8% of Chartwell Retirement Residences shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.0% of shares of all “Healthcare Providers & Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 15.2% of shares of all “Healthcare Providers & Services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Chartwell Retirement Residences beats its competitors on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Chartwell Retirement Residences Company Profile

Chartwell is in the business of serving and caring for Canada’s seniors, committed to its vision of Making People’s Lives BETTER and to providing a happier, healthier, and more fulfilling life experience for its residents. Chartwell is an unincorporated, open-ended real estate trust which indirectly owns and operates a complete range of seniors housing communities, from independent living through to assisted living and long term care. Chartwell is the largest operator in Canada, serving over 25,000 residents in four provinces across the country.