Head-To-Head Contrast: Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) and HG (OTCMKTS:STLY)

HG (OTCMKTS:STLY) and Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares HG and Omega Healthcare Investors’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HG	$11.11 million	1.61	-$820,000.00	N/A	N/A
Omega Healthcare Investors	$949.74 million	10.42	$242.18 million	$1.11	34.58

Omega Healthcare Investors has higher revenue and earnings than HG.

Profitability

This table compares HG and Omega Healthcare Investors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HG	-3.02%	-1.05%	-0.74%
Omega Healthcare Investors	33.52%	8.61%	3.60%

Volatility & Risk

HG has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Omega Healthcare Investors has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for HG and Omega Healthcare Investors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HG	0	0	0	0	N/A
Omega Healthcare Investors	0	8	3	1	2.42

Omega Healthcare Investors has a consensus price target of $33.67, suggesting a potential downside of 12.28%. Given Omega Healthcare Investors’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Omega Healthcare Investors is more favorable than HG.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

1.7% of HG shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of Omega Healthcare Investors shares are held by institutional investors. 36.1% of HG shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Omega Healthcare Investors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Omega Healthcare Investors beats HG on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HG

HG Holdings, Inc. engages in the title insurance and real estate businesses in the United States. It operates through four segments: Title Insurance Services, Reinsurance, Management Services, and Real Estate. The company provides title insurance, closing and/or escrow, and similar or related services in connection with residential and commercial real estate transactions. It also owns and operates a portfolio of single-tenant properties leased for the occupancy by U.S. government tenant agencies and sub-agencies, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Veterans affairs, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, the Social Security Administration, and the Department of Transportation. In addition, the company provides excess-of-loss reinsurance coverage related to catastrophic weather risk in Texas; and management advisory services, such as formation, operational, and restructuring services. The company was formerly known as Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. and changed its name to HG Holdings, Inc. in March 2018. HG Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

About Omega Healthcare Investors

Omega is a REIT that invests in the long-term healthcare industry, primarily in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Its portfolio of assets is operated by a diverse group of healthcare companies, predominantly in a triple-net lease structure. The assets span all regions within the U.S., as well as in the U.K.