Contrasting National Healthcare Properties (NASDAQ:NHPBP) and Adamas Trust (NASDAQ:ADAM)

National Healthcare Properties (NASDAQ:NHPBP) and Adamas Trust (NASDAQ:ADAM) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares National Healthcare Properties and Adamas Trust’s 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
Adamas Trust	24.76%	13.52%	1.02%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares National Healthcare Properties and Adamas Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Healthcare Properties	$345.54 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Adamas Trust	$601.95 million	1.22	-$62.03 million	$0.19	42.84

National Healthcare Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Adamas Trust.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

54.9% of Adamas Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Adamas Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for National Healthcare Properties and Adamas Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Healthcare Properties	0	0	0	0	0.00
Adamas Trust	0	2	1	0	2.33

Adamas Trust has a consensus price target of $9.25, suggesting a potential upside of 13.64%. Given Adamas Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Adamas Trust is more favorable than National Healthcare Properties.

Summary

Adamas Trust beats National Healthcare Properties on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About National Healthcare Properties

NHP is a $2.6 billion healthcare REIT with a high-quality portfolio focused on two segments, Medical Office Buildings and Senior Housing Operating Properties.

About Adamas Trust

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. acquires, invests in, finances, and manages mortgage-related single-family and multi-family residential assets in the United States. Its targeted investments include residential loans, second mortgages, and business purpose loans; structured multi-family property investments, such as preferred equity in, and mezzanine loans to owners of multi-family properties, as well as joint venture equity investments in multi-family properties; non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS); agency RMBS; commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS); and other mortgage, residential housing, and credit-related assets. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, New York.