Primary Health Properties (PHP) Competitors

Assura (LON:AGR) and Primary Health Properties (LON:PHP) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Is AGR or PHP a better dividend stock?

Assura pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Primary Health Properties pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Assura pays out 63.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Primary Health Properties pays out 97.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media prefer AGR or PHP?

In the previous week, Primary Health Properties had 2 more articles in the media than Assura. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Primary Health Properties and 0 mentions for Assura. Primary Health Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Assura's score of 0.00 indicating that Primary Health Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Assura	Neutral
Primary Health Properties	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AGR or PHP?

Primary Health Properties has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Assura. Assura is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Primary Health Properties, 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
Assura	£183.80M	8.43	-£34.15M	£0.05	899.25
Primary Health Properties	£146.70M	15.18	-£8.64M	£0.07	1,238.89

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AGR or PHP?

67.2% of Assura shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.6% of Primary Health Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Assura shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Primary Health Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, AGR or PHP?

Assura has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Primary Health Properties has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend AGR or PHP?

Primary Health Properties has a consensus price target of GBX 105, indicating a potential upside of 17.71%. Given Primary Health Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Primary Health Properties is more favorable than Assura.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Assura	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Primary Health Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is AGR or PHP more profitable?

Primary Health Properties has a net margin of -4.84% compared to Assura's net margin of -18.09%. Primary Health Properties' return on equity of -0.61% beat Assura's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Assura	-18.09%	-1.92%	2.82%
Primary Health Properties	-4.84%	-0.61%	3.08%

Summary

Primary Health Properties beats Assura on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.