Community Healthcare Trust (CHCT) Competitors

Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) and Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer CHCT or AAMI?

In the previous week, Acadian Asset Management had 1 more articles in the media than Community Healthcare Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Acadian Asset Management and 1 mentions for Community Healthcare Trust. Community Healthcare Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Acadian Asset Management's score of 0.88 indicating that Community Healthcare Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Community Healthcare Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Acadian Asset Management	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CHCT or AAMI?

87.8% of Community Healthcare Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Acadian Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Community Healthcare Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.0% of Acadian Asset Management shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CHCT or AAMI a better dividend stock?

Community Healthcare Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.6%. Acadian Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Community Healthcare Trust pays out -484.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Acadian Asset Management pays out 1.7% 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. Community Healthcare Trust has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Community Healthcare Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is CHCT or AAMI more profitable?

Acadian Asset Management has a net margin of 16.65% compared to Community Healthcare Trust's net margin of -6.25%. Acadian Asset Management's return on equity of 174.31% beat Community Healthcare Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Community Healthcare Trust	-6.25%	-1.59%	-0.75%
Acadian Asset Management	16.65%	174.31%	17.56%

Which has more volatility and risk, CHCT or AAMI?

Community Healthcare Trust has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadian Asset Management has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CHCT or AAMI?

Community Healthcare Trust currently has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.96%. Acadian Asset Management has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential downside of 16.96%. Given Community Healthcare Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Community Healthcare Trust is more favorable than Acadian Asset Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Community Healthcare Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Acadian Asset Management	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CHCT or AAMI?

Acadian Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than Community Healthcare Trust. Community Healthcare Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadian Asset Management, 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
Community Healthcare Trust	$115.79M	3.68	-$3.18M	-$0.39	-38.47
Acadian Asset Management	$505.60M	3.41	$85M	$2.40	20.07

Summary

Acadian Asset Management beats Community Healthcare Trust on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.