Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE:DOC) and W. P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Volatility and Risk
Physicians Realty Trust has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, W. P. Carey has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
91.9% of Physicians Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.2% of W. P. Carey shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Physicians Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of W. P. Carey shares are held 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.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Physicians Realty Trust and W. P. Carey's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Physicians Realty Trust | $415.28 million | 8.73 | $74.48 million | $0.99 | 17.38 |
W. P. Carey | $1.23 billion | 9.63 | $305.24 million | $5.00 | 13.54 |
W. P. Carey has higher revenue and earnings than Physicians Realty Trust. W. P. Carey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Physicians Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Physicians Realty Trust and W. P. Carey, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Physicians Realty Trust | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2.54 |
W. P. Carey | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 |
Physicians Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $19.60, suggesting a potential upside of 13.89%. W. P. Carey has a consensus price target of $64.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.73%. Given Physicians Realty Trust's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Physicians Realty Trust is more favorable than W. P. Carey.
Profitability
This table compares Physicians Realty Trust and W. P. Carey's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Physicians Realty Trust | 20.65% | 3.37% | 2.06% |
W. P. Carey | 28.17% | 4.98% | 2.44% |
Dividends
Physicians Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. W. P. Carey pays an annual dividend of $4.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Physicians Realty Trust pays out 92.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. W. P. Carey pays out 83.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Physicians Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and W. P. Carey has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. W. P. Carey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
W. P. Carey beats Physicians Realty Trust on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.