Healthpeak Properties (DOC) Competitors

Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:DOC) and MGE Energy (NASDAQ:MGEE) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, DOC or MGEE?

Healthpeak Properties has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGE Energy has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DOC or MGEE a better dividend stock?

Healthpeak Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. MGE Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Healthpeak Properties pays out 508.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. MGE Energy pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MGE Energy has raised its dividend for 49 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate DOC or MGEE?

Healthpeak Properties presently has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.11%. MGE Energy has a consensus target price of $74.00, indicating a potential downside of 13.77%. Given Healthpeak Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Healthpeak Properties is more favorable than MGE Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Healthpeak Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
MGE Energy	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DOC or MGEE?

Healthpeak Properties has higher revenue and earnings than MGE Energy. MGE Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Healthpeak 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
Healthpeak Properties	$2.70B	4.41	$243.14M	$0.24	71.46
MGE Energy	$676.94M	4.63	$120.57M	$3.60	23.84

Is DOC or MGEE more profitable?

MGE Energy has a net margin of 18.24% compared to Healthpeak Properties' net margin of 5.90%. MGE Energy's return on equity of 10.58% beat Healthpeak Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Healthpeak Properties	5.90%	1.85%	0.83%
MGE Energy	18.24%	10.58%	4.65%

Does the media refer more to DOC or MGEE?

In the previous week, Healthpeak Properties had 18 more articles in the media than MGE Energy. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Healthpeak Properties and 3 mentions for MGE Energy. Healthpeak Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat MGE Energy's score of 0.62 indicating that Healthpeak Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Healthpeak Properties	18 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MGE Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DOC or MGEE?

93.6% of Healthpeak Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of MGE Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Healthpeak Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of MGE Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Healthpeak Properties beats MGE Energy on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.