National Healthcare Properties (NASDAQ:NHP – Get Free Report) and Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares National Healthcare Properties and Healthcare Realty Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| National Healthcare Properties | $342.28 million | 3.30 | -$57.62 million | ($0.13) | -119.31 |
| Healthcare Realty Trust | $1.18 billion | 5.20 | -$246.07 million | ($0.26) | -68.92 |
National Healthcare Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Healthcare Realty Trust. National Healthcare Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Healthcare Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for National Healthcare Properties and Healthcare Realty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| National Healthcare Properties | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2.46 |
| Healthcare Realty Trust | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2.42 |
National Healthcare Properties currently has a consensus price target of $18.30, indicating a potential upside of 17.99%. Healthcare Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $21.36, indicating a potential upside of 19.22%. Given Healthcare Realty Trust’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Healthcare Realty Trust is more favorable than National Healthcare Properties.
Profitability
This table compares National Healthcare Properties and Healthcare Realty Trust’s 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% |
| Healthcare Realty Trust | -7.59% | -1.91% | -0.93% |
Dividends
National Healthcare Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Healthcare Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. National Healthcare Properties pays out -230.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Healthcare Realty Trust pays out -369.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Healthcare Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Healthcare Realty Trust beats National Healthcare Properties on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About National Healthcare Properties
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.
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.
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