Target Healthcare REIT (THRL) Competitors

Primary Health Properties (LON:PHP) and Target Healthcare REIT (LON:THRL) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media favor PHP or THRL?

In the previous week, Primary Health Properties had 1 more articles in the media than Target Healthcare REIT. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Primary Health Properties and 0 mentions for Target Healthcare REIT. Primary Health Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Target Healthcare REIT's score of 0.67 indicating that Primary Health Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Primary Health Properties	Positive
Target Healthcare REIT	Positive

Do analysts recommend PHP or THRL?

Primary Health Properties currently has a consensus target price of GBX 107.50, suggesting a potential upside of 20.38%. Given Primary Health Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Primary Health Properties is more favorable than Target Healthcare REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Primary Health Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 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

Is PHP or THRL a better dividend stock?

Primary Health Properties pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Target Healthcare REIT pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. 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. Target Healthcare REIT pays out 49.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PHP or THRL?

Target Healthcare REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Primary Health Properties. Target Healthcare REIT 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
Primary Health Properties	£146.70M	15.19	-£8.64M	£0.07	1,240.28
Target Healthcare REIT	£77.66M	7.49	£72.07M	£0.12	805.84

Which has more risk and volatility, PHP or THRL?

Primary Health Properties has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Target Healthcare REIT has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

46.6% of Primary Health Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of Target Healthcare REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Primary Health Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Target Healthcare REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is PHP or THRL more profitable?

Target Healthcare REIT has a net margin of 104.99% compared to Primary Health Properties' net margin of -4.84%. Target Healthcare REIT's return on equity of 10.78% beat Primary Health Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Primary Health Properties	-4.84%	-0.61%	3.08%
Target Healthcare REIT	104.99%	10.78%	3.86%

Summary

Primary Health Properties beats Target Healthcare REIT on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.