Critical Comparison: NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (NWHUF) versus Its Peers

Profitability

This table compares NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	16.75%	3.34%	2.00%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

15.5% of NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.8% of shares of all “Healthcare REITs” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of shares of all “Healthcare REITs” companies are held by company 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.

Dividends

NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 21.8%. NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust pays out -155.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Healthcare REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.0% and pay out 282.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	-7.12
NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	$1.33 billion	$3.79 million	38.64

NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust. NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust rivals beat NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust on 7 of the 9 factors compared.

About NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

Northwest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: NWH.UN) (Northwest) is an unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust established under the laws of the Province of Ontario. The REIT provides investors with access to a portfolio of high-quality international healthcare real estate infrastructure comprised as at September 30, 2023, of interests in a diversified portfolio of 229 income-producing properties and 18.2 million square feet of gross leasable area located throughout major markets in Canada, the United States, Brazil, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The REIT's portfolio of medical office buildings, clinics, and hospitals is characterized by long-term indexed leases and stable occupancies. With a fully integrated and aligned senior management team, the REIT leverages over 300 professionals in ten offices in eight countries to serve as a long-term real estate partner to leading healthcare operators.