National Healthcare Properties (NHP) vs. Its Peers Critical Contrast

30 May 2026, 14:12 by Amy Steele · The Cerbat Gem

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

Profitability

This table compares National Healthcare Properties and its peers’ 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%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares National Healthcare Properties and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Healthcare Properties	$342.12 million	N/A	11.38
National Healthcare Properties Competitors	$150.58 million	-$39.82 million	-3.45

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

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for National Healthcare Properties and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Healthcare Properties	0	4	5	0	2.56
National Healthcare Properties Competitors	93	698	173	1	2.08

National Healthcare Properties currently has a consensus price target of $17.13, indicating a potential upside of 18.51%. As a group, “REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS” companies have a potential upside of 48.32%. Given National Healthcare Properties’ peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe National Healthcare Properties has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

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