Life Science REIT (LABS) Competitors

Life Science REIT (LON:LABS) and Impact Healthcare REIT (LON:IHR) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LABS or IHR?

67.3% of Life Science REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of Impact Healthcare REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.0% of Life Science REIT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of Impact Healthcare REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, LABS or IHR?

Life Science REIT has a beta of 0.08, meaning that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Impact Healthcare REIT has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate LABS or IHR?

Life Science REIT presently has a consensus target price of GBX 46.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.58%. Given Life Science REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Life Science REIT is more favorable than Impact Healthcare REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Life Science REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Impact Healthcare REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is LABS or IHR more profitable?

Impact Healthcare REIT has a net margin of 88.90% compared to Life Science REIT's net margin of -198.99%. Impact Healthcare REIT's return on equity of 9.90% beat Life Science REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Life Science REIT	-198.99%	-14.53%	1.25%
Impact Healthcare REIT	88.90%	9.90%	4.30%

Does the media prefer LABS or IHR?

In the previous week, Life Science REIT and Life Science REIT both had 1 articles in the media. Impact Healthcare REIT's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Life Science REIT's score of 0.59 indicating that Impact Healthcare REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Life Science REIT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Impact Healthcare REIT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is LABS or IHR a better dividend stock?

Life Science REIT pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Impact Healthcare REIT pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share. Life Science REIT pays out -17.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Impact Healthcare REIT pays out 6,363.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Life Science REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LABS or IHR?

Impact Healthcare REIT has higher revenue and earnings than Life Science REIT. Life Science REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Impact Healthcare REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Life Science REIT	£20.41M	6.94	-£40.62M	-£11.28	-3.54
Impact Healthcare REIT	£53.51M	0.00	£47.58M	£0.11	N/A

Summary

Impact Healthcare REIT beats Life Science REIT on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.