GEO vs. HR, RHP, RYN, SBRA, EPR, PCH, NHI, MPW, SHO, and DRH
Should you be buying The GEO Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The GEO Group include Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), Rayonier (RYN), Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA), EPR Properties (EPR), PotlatchDeltic (PCH), National Health Investors (NHI), Medical Properties Trust (MPW), Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO), and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry.
The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) and Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.
In the previous week, The GEO Group had 4 more articles in the media than Healthcare Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for The GEO Group and 4 mentions for Healthcare Realty Trust. Healthcare Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat The GEO Group's score of 0.40 indicating that Healthcare Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
76.1% of The GEO Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of The GEO Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Healthcare Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
The GEO Group has higher revenue and earnings than Healthcare Realty Trust. Healthcare Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The GEO Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
The GEO Group has a net margin of 4.51% compared to Healthcare Realty Trust's net margin of -37.53%. The GEO Group's return on equity of 8.88% beat Healthcare Realty Trust's return on equity.
The GEO Group has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Healthcare Realty Trust has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.
The GEO Group currently has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.38%. Healthcare Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $17.50, suggesting a potential downside of 2.56%. Given The GEO Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe The GEO Group is more favorable than Healthcare Realty Trust.
The GEO Group received 182 more outperform votes than Healthcare Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.71% of users gave The GEO Group an outperform vote while only 50.99% of users gave Healthcare Realty Trust an outperform vote.
Summary
The GEO Group beats Healthcare Realty Trust on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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