DOC vs. AMH, HST, KIM, WPC, UDR, GLPI, LAMR, ELS, REG, and CPT
Should you be buying Healthpeak Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Healthpeak Properties include American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), Host Hotels & Resorts (HST), Kimco Realty (KIM), W. P. Carey (WPC), UDR (UDR), Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI), Lamar Advertising (LAMR), Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), Regency Centers (REG), and Camden Property Trust (CPT). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:DOC) and American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability.
In the previous week, Healthpeak Properties had 17 more articles in the media than American Homes 4 Rent. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Healthpeak Properties and 8 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent. Healthpeak Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat American Homes 4 Rent's score of 0.59 indicating that Healthpeak Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.
American Homes 4 Rent received 95 more outperform votes than Healthpeak Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.59% of users gave American Homes 4 Rent an outperform vote while only 62.85% of users gave Healthpeak Properties an outperform vote.
93.6% of Healthpeak Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Healthpeak Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
American Homes 4 Rent has a net margin of 23.42% compared to Healthpeak Properties' net margin of 8.56%. American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity of 5.14% beat Healthpeak Properties' return on equity.
Healthpeak Properties presently has a consensus target price of $18.36, suggesting a potential downside of 2.32%. American Homes 4 Rent has a consensus target price of $39.67, suggesting a potential upside of 8.94%. Given American Homes 4 Rent's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Homes 4 Rent is more favorable than Healthpeak Properties.
American Homes 4 Rent has higher revenue and earnings than Healthpeak Properties. American Homes 4 Rent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Healthpeak Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Healthpeak Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Healthpeak Properties pays out 342.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Homes 4 Rent pays out 104.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Healthpeak Properties has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
American Homes 4 Rent beats Healthpeak Properties on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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