National Healthcare Properties (NHP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

National Healthcare Properties Inc. is a self-managed real estate investment trust focused on acquiring, owning and investing in a diversified portfolio of healthcare real estate, with an emphasis on providing senior housing. National Healthcare Properties Inc. is based in NEW YORK.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $16.35 to $16.87
• 50-Day Range: $13.49 to $17.08
• 52-Week Range: $11.25 to $17.46
• Volume: 317,431 shs
• Average Volume: 691,655 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.21 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.80%
• Price Target: $18.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

National Healthcare Properties Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

National Healthcare Properties scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 52nd out of 187 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

National Healthcare Properties has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.42, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for National Healthcare Properties is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

National Healthcare Properties has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 21.43%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for National Healthcare Properties are expected to grow by 21.43% in the coming year, from $0.70 to $0.85 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of National Healthcare Properties is -128.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of National Healthcare Properties is -128.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

National Healthcare Properties has a P/B Ratio of 1.15. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.69% of the float of National Healthcare Properties has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

National Healthcare Properties has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.42.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in National Healthcare Properties has recently increased by 29.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

National Healthcare Properties pays a meaningful dividend of 1.77%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

National Healthcare Properties does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, National Healthcare Properties will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.29% next year. This indicates that National Healthcare Properties will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.40

News Sentiment

National Healthcare Properties has a news sentiment score of 0.40. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.99 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for National Healthcare Properties this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for NHP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added National Healthcare Properties to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, National Healthcare Properties insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

National Healthcare Properties has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/30 Dividend: 7/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/30 Dividend: 7/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 8/25/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Healthcare REITs
• Sub-Industry: Healthcare REITs
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:NHP
• CIK: 1561032
• Web: www.nhpreit.com
• Phone: 332-258-8770
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for National Healthcare Properties: $18.00
• High Price Target: $21.00
• Low Price Target: $16.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.42
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.13)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.77
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$57.62 million
• Net Margins: -13.04%
• Pretax Margin: -12.99%
• Return on Equity: -6.22%
• Return on Assets: -2.52%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.45
• Current Ratio: 0.79
• Quick Ratio: 0.79

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $344.32 million
• Price / Sales: 3.52
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $14.50 per share
• Price / Book: 1.15

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 72,905,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $1.21 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: N/A