Healthpeak Properties (DOC) Competitors

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

Is MGEE or DOC a better dividend stock?

MGE Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Healthpeak Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. MGE Energy pays out 52.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has increased its dividend for 49 consecutive years.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MGEE or DOC?

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
MGE Energy	$676.94M	4.56	$120.57M	$3.60	23.49
Healthpeak Properties	$2.70B	4.57	$243.14M	$0.24	73.98

Which has more risk and volatility, MGEE or DOC?

MGE Energy has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Healthpeak Properties has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate MGEE or DOC?

MGE Energy currently has a consensus price target of $74.00, indicating a potential downside of 12.49%. Healthpeak Properties has a consensus price target of $21.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.09%. Given Healthpeak Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Healthpeak Properties is more favorable than MGE Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MGE Energy	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Healthpeak Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Does the media refer more to MGEE or DOC?

In the previous week, Healthpeak Properties had 11 more articles in the media than MGE Energy. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Healthpeak Properties and 3 mentions for MGE Energy. Healthpeak Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat MGE Energy's score of 1.18 indicating that Healthpeak Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MGE Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Healthpeak Properties	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MGEE or DOC 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
MGE Energy	18.24%	10.58%	4.65%
Healthpeak Properties	5.90%	1.85%	0.83%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MGEE or DOC?

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

Summary

Healthpeak Properties beats MGE Energy on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.