National Healthcare Properties (NASDAQ:NHP – Get Free Report) is one of 27 publicly-traded companies in the “REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare National Healthcare Properties to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares National Healthcare Properties and its peers’ 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% |
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 insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of shares of all “REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
| 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 price target of $17.13, indicating a potential upside of 18.68%. As a group, “REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS” companies have a potential upside of 62.37%. Given National Healthcare Properties’ peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe National Healthcare Properties has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares National Healthcare Properties and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| National Healthcare Properties | $342.12 million | N/A | 11.36 |
| National Healthcare Properties Competitors | $150.58 million | -$39.82 million | -4.18 |
National Healthcare Properties has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. National Healthcare Properties is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Summary
National Healthcare Properties beats its peers on 8 of the 11 factors compared.
