Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) and Its Rivals Head-To-Head Contrast

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) is one of 40 publicly-traded companies in the “Healthcare REITs” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Healthcare Realty Trust to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

62.8% of shares of all “Healthcare REITs” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Healthcare Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of shares of all “Healthcare REITs” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Healthcare Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Healthcare Realty Trust pays out -369.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Healthcare REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.2% and pay out 217.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Healthcare Realty Trust is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Volatility & Risk

Healthcare Realty Trust has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Healthcare Realty Trust’s rivals have a beta of 0.85, meaning that their average share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Healthcare Realty Trust and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Healthcare Realty Trust	-3.96%	-1.02%	-0.49%
Healthcare Realty Trust Competitors	18.87%	4.20%	2.19%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Healthcare Realty Trust and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Healthcare Realty Trust	$1.18 billion	-$246.07 million	-70.96
Healthcare Realty Trust Competitors	$1.27 billion	$1.61 million	52.24

Healthcare Realty Trust’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Healthcare Realty Trust. Healthcare Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Healthcare Realty Trust and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Healthcare Realty Trust	0	7	5	0	2.42
Healthcare Realty Trust Competitors	419	1995	1979	79	2.38

Healthcare Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $21.36, indicating a potential upside of 15.79%. As a group, “Healthcare REITs” companies have a potential upside of 13.96%. Given Healthcare Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Healthcare Realty Trust is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

Healthcare Realty Trust rivals beat Healthcare Realty Trust on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

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.