DHC vs. RYN, NHI, PCH, GEO, MPW, CXW, SHO, LTC, DRH, and PEB
Should you be buying Diversified Healthcare Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Diversified Healthcare Trust include Rayonier (RYN), National Health Investors (NHI), Potlatch (PCH), Geo Group (GEO), Medical Properties Trust (MPW), CoreCivic (CXW), Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO), LTC Properties (LTC), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), and Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry.
Diversified Healthcare Trust vs. Its Competitors
Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) and Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) are both specialized reits companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
76.0% of Diversified Healthcare Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Rayonier shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of Diversified Healthcare Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Rayonier shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Diversified Healthcare Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Rayonier. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Diversified Healthcare Trust and 1 mentions for Rayonier. Diversified Healthcare Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Rayonier's score of 1.35 indicating that Diversified Healthcare Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Diversified Healthcare Trust currently has a consensus price target of $4.25, indicating a potential downside of 1.62%. Rayonier has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.30%. Given Rayonier's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rayonier is more favorable than Diversified Healthcare Trust.
Rayonier has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Diversified Healthcare Trust. Diversified Healthcare Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rayonier, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Diversified Healthcare Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Rayonier pays an annual dividend of $1.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Diversified Healthcare Trust pays out -3.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rayonier pays out 22.0% 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.
Diversified Healthcare Trust has a beta of 2.65, suggesting that its stock price is 165% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rayonier has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Rayonier has a net margin of 68.53% compared to Diversified Healthcare Trust's net margin of -18.83%. Rayonier's return on equity of 3.39% beat Diversified Healthcare Trust's return on equity.
Summary
Rayonier beats Diversified Healthcare Trust on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:DHC) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
