Head-To-Head Analysis: American Healthcare REIT (NYSE:AHR) and Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHCNL)

by · The Cerbat Gem

American Healthcare REIT (NYSE:AHRGet Free Report) and Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHCNLGet Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for American Healthcare REIT and Diversified Healthcare Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

Sell RatingsHold RatingsBuy RatingsStrong Buy RatingsRating Score
American Healthcare REIT021202.86
Diversified Healthcare Trust00000.00

American Healthcare REIT currently has a consensus price target of $61.25, indicating a potential upside of 12.70%. Given American Healthcare REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe American Healthcare REIT is more favorable than Diversified Healthcare Trust.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

16.7% of American Healthcare REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of American Healthcare REIT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares American Healthcare REIT and Diversified Healthcare Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
American Healthcare REIT$2.26 billion5.24$69.81 million$0.6879.92
Diversified Healthcare TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

American Healthcare REIT has higher revenue and earnings than Diversified Healthcare Trust.

Profitability

This table compares American Healthcare REIT and Diversified Healthcare Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net MarginsReturn on EquityReturn on Assets
American Healthcare REIT4.84%3.63%2.25%
Diversified Healthcare TrustN/AN/AN/A

Summary

American Healthcare REIT beats Diversified Healthcare Trust on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About American Healthcare REIT

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Formed by the successful merger of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III and Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, as well as the acquisition of the business and operations of American Healthcare Investors, American Healthcare REIT is one of the larger healthcare-focused real estate investment trusts globally with assets totaling approximately $4.2 billion in gross investment value. The company benefits from a fully integrated management platform comprised of more than one hundred experienced and skilled professionals, many of whom have worked together since 2006 and have successfully invested in and managed healthcare real estate through multiple market cycles. The management team has a proven track record, deep industry relationships and unparalleled insight into each of the company's assets having built and nurtured the company's international portfolio since its original property acquisition in 2014. The strength of the management team, coupled with the quality of the assets, has American Healthcare REIT poised to capitalize on compelling growth driven by powerful demographic trends. With its 19 million-square-foot, 312-building portfolio of medical office buildings, senior housing communities, skilled nursing facilities and integrated senior health campuses diversified across 36 states and the United Kingdom, the tri-party transaction was a critical step in ideally positioning American Healthcare REIT for a future public listing or IPO on a national stock exchange at the most opportune time. By listing the company's shares on a national exchange, we believe the company will gain greater access to attractive capital that will fuel future growth, broaden our investor base and also provide liquidity to our fellow stockholders. American Healthcare REIT, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Griffin Capital Company, LLC.