Critical Contrast: Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPT) and Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:HTIBP)
by Kim Johansen · The Markets DailyMedical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPT – Get Free Report) and Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:HTIBP – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Medical Properties Trust and Healthcare Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Medical Properties Trust | $972.02 million | 2.57 | -$277.05 million | ($0.06) | -69.83 |
| Healthcare Trust | $352.84 million | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Healthcare Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Medical Properties Trust.
Profitability
This table compares Medical Properties Trust and Healthcare Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Medical Properties Trust | -2.96% | -0.66% | -0.20% |
| Healthcare Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
71.8% of Medical Properties Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Medical Properties Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Dividends
Medical Properties Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Healthcare Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Medical Properties Trust pays out -600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Medical Properties Trust and Healthcare Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Medical Properties Trust | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Healthcare Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Medical Properties Trust currently has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.40%. Given Medical Properties Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Medical Properties Trust is more favorable than Healthcare Trust.
Summary
Medical Properties Trust beats Healthcare Trust on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Medical Properties Trust
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. is a self-advised real estate investment trust formed to capitalize on the changing trends in healthcare delivery by acquiring and developing net-leased healthcare facilities. MPT’s financing model allows hospitals and other healthcare facilities to unlock the value of their underlying real estate in order to fund facility improvements, technology upgrades, staff additions and new construction. Facilities include acute care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, and other medical and surgical facilities.
About Healthcare Trust
Healthcare Trust, Inc. is a publicly registered real estate investment trust focused on acquiring a diversified portfolio of healthcare real estate, with an emphasis on seniors housing and medical office buildings, located in the United States.