Target Healthcare REIT (THRL) Competitors

Assura (LON:AGR) and Target Healthcare REIT (LON:THRL) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

Which has more volatility and risk, AGR or THRL?

Assura has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Target Healthcare REIT has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AGR or THRL more profitable?

Target Healthcare REIT has a net margin of 104.99% compared to Assura's net margin of -18.09%. Target Healthcare REIT's return on equity of 10.78% beat Assura's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Assura	-18.09%	-1.92%	2.82%
Target Healthcare REIT	104.99%	10.78%	3.86%

Does the media prefer AGR or THRL?

In the previous week, Assura had 2 more articles in the media than Target Healthcare REIT. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Assura and 0 mentions for Target Healthcare REIT. Assura's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Target Healthcare REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that Assura is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Assura	Neutral
Target Healthcare REIT	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, AGR or THRL?

Target Healthcare REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Assura. Assura is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Target 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
Assura	£188.76M	8.27	-£34.15M	-£1.05	-45.79
Target Healthcare REIT	£68.64M	8.58	£72.07M	£11.93	8.06

Is AGR or THRL a better dividend stock?

Assura pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Target Healthcare REIT pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Assura pays out -286.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Target Healthcare REIT pays out 50.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Assura is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AGR or THRL?

73.7% of Assura shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.4% of Target Healthcare REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of Assura shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Target Healthcare REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate AGR or THRL?

Assura presently has a consensus price target of GBX 51, indicating a potential upside of 6.47%. Given Assura's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Assura is more favorable than Target Healthcare REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Assura	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Target Healthcare REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Assura beats Target Healthcare REIT on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.