National Healthcare Properties (NHP) versus Its Competitors Head to Head Analysis

28 May 2026, 10:13 by Renee Jackson · 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 earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Institutional & Insider 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of shares of all “REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for National Healthcare Properties and its peers, as provided 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	93	698	173	1	2.08

National Healthcare Properties currently has a consensus target price of $17.13, suggesting a potential upside of 13.34%. As a group, “REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS” companies have a potential upside of 46.43%. Given National Healthcare Properties’ peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe National Healthcare Properties has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

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 revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Healthcare Properties	$342.12 million	N/A	11.90
National Healthcare Properties Competitors	$150.58 million	-$39.82 million	-3.34

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.

Summary

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