Comparing National Healthcare Properties (NHP) and Its Peers
by Scott Moore · The Cerbat GemNational Healthcare Properties (NASDAQ:NHP – Get Free Report) is one of 27 publicly-traded companies in the “REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare National Healthcare Properties to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares National Healthcare Properties and its rivals’ 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% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares National Healthcare Properties and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| National Healthcare Properties | $342.12 million | N/A | 11.65 |
| National Healthcare Properties Competitors | $150.58 million | -$39.82 million | -3.31 |
National Healthcare Properties has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. National Healthcare Properties is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for National Healthcare Properties and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| National Healthcare Properties | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.43 |
| National Healthcare Properties Competitors | 93 | 698 | 171 | 1 | 2.08 |
National Healthcare Properties presently has a consensus target price of $16.71, suggesting a potential upside of 13.01%. As a group, “REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS” companies have a potential upside of 46.85%. Given National Healthcare Properties’ rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe National Healthcare Properties has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
94.9% of National Healthcare Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.0% of shares of all “REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of National Healthcare Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of shares of all “REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
National Healthcare Properties beats its rivals on 8 of the 11 factors compared.