Head to Head Analysis: National Healthcare Properties (NHP) versus The Competition

National Healthcare Properties (NASDAQ:NHP) is one of 27 public companies in the “REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare National Healthcare Properties to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

94.9% of National Healthcare Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.0% of shares of all “REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of National Healthcare Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of shares of all “REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares National Healthcare Properties and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Healthcare Properties	$342.12 million	N/A	11.52
National Healthcare Properties Competitors	$149.42 million	-$39.82 million	-3.38

National Healthcare Properties has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. National Healthcare Properties is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for National Healthcare Properties and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Healthcare Properties	0	4	5	0	2.56
National Healthcare Properties Competitors	94	699	173	1	2.08

National Healthcare Properties presently has a consensus price target of $17.13, indicating a potential upside of 17.05%. As a group, “REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS” companies have a potential upside of 55.17%. Given National Healthcare Properties’ competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe National Healthcare Properties has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares National Healthcare Properties and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Healthcare Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A
National Healthcare Properties Competitors	-180.44%	-27.58%	-4.43%

Summary

National Healthcare Properties beats its competitors on 8 of the 11 factors compared.