Comparing Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHCNL) and Ventas (NYSE:VTR)

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) and Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHCNL) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

94.2% of Ventas shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ventas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Ventas and Diversified Healthcare Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ventas	0	3	14	0	2.82
Diversified Healthcare Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00

Ventas presently has a consensus target price of $98.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.32%. Given Ventas’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ventas is more favorable than Diversified Healthcare Trust.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ventas	4.08%	1.99%	0.94%
Diversified Healthcare Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Ventas and Diversified Healthcare Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ventas	$5.83 billion	8.26	$251.38 million	$0.54	173.97
Diversified Healthcare Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Ventas has higher revenue and earnings than Diversified Healthcare Trust.

Summary

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

About Ventas

Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR) is a leading S&P 500 real estate investment trust focused on delivering strong, sustainable shareholder returns by enabling exceptional environments that benefit a large and growing aging population. The Company's growth is fueled by its senior housing communities, which provide valuable services to residents and enable them to thrive in supported environments. Ventas leverages its unmatched operational expertise, data-driven insights from its Ventas Operational InsightsTM platform, extensive relationships and strong financial position to achieve its goal of delivering outsized performance across approximately 1,400 properties. The Ventas portfolio is composed of senior housing communities, outpatient medical buildings, research centers and healthcare facilities in North America and the United Kingdom. The Company benefits from a seasoned team of talented professionals who share a commitment to excellence, integrity and a common purpose of helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives.