Contrasting Global Medical REIT (NYSE:XRN) and NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:NWHUF)

Global Medical REIT (NYSE:XRN) and NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:NWHUF) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Global Medical REIT and NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Medical REIT	-6.06%	-2.19%	-0.73%
NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Global Medical REIT and NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global Medical REIT	1	5	2	0	2.12
NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00

Global Medical REIT currently has a consensus target price of $40.25, indicating a potential upside of 13.17%. Given Global Medical REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Global Medical REIT is more favorable than NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust.

Dividends

Global Medical REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 21.8%. Global Medical REIT pays out -173.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust pays out -155.0% 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.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

57.5% of Global Medical REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.5% of NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.9% of Global Medical REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Global Medical REIT and NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Global Medical REIT	$148.21 million	3.17	-$5.84 million	($1.11)	-32.04
NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.56)	-7.12

NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Global Medical REIT. Global Medical REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Global Medical REIT beats NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Global Medical REIT

Global Medical REIT Inc. (GMRE) is a net-lease medical office real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and acquires healthcare facilities and leases those facilities to physician groups and regional and national healthcare systems.

About NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

Northwest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: NWH.UN) (Northwest) is an unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust established under the laws of the Province of Ontario. The REIT provides investors with access to a portfolio of high-quality international healthcare real estate infrastructure comprised as at September 30, 2023, of interests in a diversified portfolio of 229 income-producing properties and 18.2 million square feet of gross leasable area located throughout major markets in Canada, the United States, Brazil, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The REIT's portfolio of medical office buildings, clinics, and hospitals is characterized by long-term indexed leases and stable occupancies. With a fully integrated and aligned senior management team, the REIT leverages over 300 professionals in ten offices in eight countries to serve as a long-term real estate partner to leading healthcare operators.