HASI vs. HIW, FCPT, NHI, EQC, DEI, OUT, MAC, SITC, SBRA, and ABR
Should you be buying Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital include Highwoods Properties (HIW), Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT), National Health Investors (NHI), Equity Commonwealth (EQC), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Outfront Media (OUT), Macerich (MAC), SITE Centers (SITC), Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA), and Arbor Realty Trust (ABR). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital vs.
Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW) and Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (NYSE:HASI) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings, community ranking and dividends.
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital received 22 more outperform votes than Highwoods Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.89% of users gave Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital an outperform vote while only 63.13% of users gave Highwoods Properties an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital had 10 more articles in the media than Highwoods Properties. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital and 4 mentions for Highwoods Properties. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Highwoods Properties' score of 0.21 indicating that Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Highwoods Properties has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.
94.6% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Highwoods Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Highwoods Properties pays out 136.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital pays out 326.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Highwoods Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Highwoods Properties currently has a consensus price target of $30.14, suggesting a potential upside of 39.23%. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has a consensus price target of $43.71, suggesting a potential upside of 82.60%. Given Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital is more favorable than Highwoods Properties.
Highwoods Properties has a net margin of 19.19% compared to Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital's net margin of 17.31%. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital's return on equity of 11.05% beat Highwoods Properties' return on equity.
Highwoods Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital. Highwoods Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital beats Highwoods Properties on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HASI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Competitors List
