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 superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.

Does the media favor AGR or THRL?

In the previous week, Assura and Assura both had 2 articles in the media. Assura's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Target Healthcare REIT's score of 0.11 indicating that Assura is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Assura	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Target Healthcare REIT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, AGR or THRL?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AGR or THRL?

Assura received 278 more outperform votes than Target Healthcare REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.21% of users gave Assura an outperform vote while only 65.03% of users gave Target Healthcare REIT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Assura	Outperform Votes 371 67.21%	Underperform Votes 181 32.79%
Target Healthcare REIT	Outperform Votes 93 65.03%	Underperform Votes 50 34.97%

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%

Do analysts recommend AGR or THRL?

Assura currently has a consensus target price of GBX 51, indicating a potential upside of 4.00%. Given Assura's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Target Healthcare REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher 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	8.46	-£34.15M	-£1.05	-46.88
Target Healthcare REIT	£68.64M	8.87	£72.07M	£11.93	8.34

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

73.7% of Assura shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.4% of Target Healthcare REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of Assura shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Target Healthcare REIT shares are held by company 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.

Is AGR or THRL a better dividend stock?

Assura pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Target Healthcare REIT pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. 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.

Summary

Assura beats Target Healthcare REIT on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.