Reviewing National Healthcare Properties (NHP) and Its Peers

National Healthcare Properties (NASDAQ:NHP) is one of 27 public companies in the “REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare National Healthcare Properties to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares National Healthcare Properties and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Healthcare Properties	$342.12 million	N/A	11.35
National Healthcare Properties Competitors	$149.42 million	-$39.82 million	-3.40

National Healthcare Properties has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. National Healthcare Properties is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for National Healthcare Properties and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Healthcare Properties	0	4	5	0	2.56
National Healthcare Properties Competitors	94	698	173	1	2.08

National Healthcare Properties currently has a consensus target price of $17.13, suggesting a potential upside of 18.76%. As a group, “REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS” companies have a potential upside of 53.56%. Given National Healthcare Properties’ competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe National Healthcare Properties has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares National Healthcare Properties and its competitors’ 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%

Summary

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