Contrasting National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) and Xenia Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:XHR)

National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) and Xenia Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:XHR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares National Health Investors and Xenia Hotels & Resorts’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Health Investors	36.86%	9.82%	5.35%
Xenia Hotels & Resorts	6.20%	5.53%	2.38%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares National Health Investors and Xenia Hotels & Resorts”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Health Investors	$401.46 million	8.66	$142.18 million	$3.10	23.15
Xenia Hotels & Resorts	$1.08 billion	1.51	$63.09 million	$0.70	25.35

National Health Investors has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Xenia Hotels & Resorts. National Health Investors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xenia Hotels & Resorts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for National Health Investors and Xenia Hotels & Resorts, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Health Investors	0	2	4	1	2.86
Xenia Hotels & Resorts	0	0	3	0	3.00

National Health Investors currently has a consensus target price of $86.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.76%. Xenia Hotels & Resorts has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.44%. Given National Health Investors’ higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe National Health Investors is more favorable than Xenia Hotels & Resorts.

Volatility & Risk

National Health Investors has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xenia Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

National Health Investors pays an annual dividend of $3.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Xenia Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. National Health Investors pays out 118.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Xenia Hotels & Resorts pays out 80.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Xenia Hotels & Resorts has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

62.5% of National Health Investors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Xenia Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of National Health Investors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Xenia Hotels & Resorts shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

National Health Investors beats Xenia Hotels & Resorts on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

About National Health Investors

Incorporated in 1991, National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) is a real estate investment trust specializing in sale, leasebacks, joint-ventures, senior housing operating partnerships, and mortgage and mezzanine financing of need-driven and discretionary senior housing and medical investments. NHI's portfolio consists of independent living, assisted living and memory care communities, entrance-fee retirement communities, skilled nursing facilities, and specialty hospitals.

About Xenia Hotels & Resorts

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the provision of investment in luxury and upper upscale hotels and resorts. It also owns a diversified portfolio of lodging properties operated by Marriott, Kimpton, Hyatt, Aston, Fairmong, and Loews. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.