Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) Competitors

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) and NNN REIT (NYSE:NNN) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HR or NNN?

90.0% of NNN REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Healthcare Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of NNN REIT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor HR or NNN?

In the previous week, NNN REIT had 1 more articles in the media than Healthcare Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for NNN REIT and 9 mentions for Healthcare Realty Trust. Healthcare Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat NNN REIT's score of 0.33 indicating that Healthcare Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Healthcare Realty Trust	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
NNN REIT	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HR or NNN?

NNN REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Healthcare Realty Trust. Healthcare Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NNN REIT, 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
Healthcare Realty Trust	$1.22B	4.65	-$654.48M	-$1.09	-14.83
NNN REIT	$869.27M	9.24	$396.83M	$2.14	19.97

Is HR or NNN a better dividend stock?

Healthcare Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. NNN REIT pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Healthcare Realty Trust pays out -113.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NNN REIT pays out 108.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NNN REIT has increased its dividend for 35 consecutive years. Healthcare Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate HR or NNN?

Healthcare Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $16.40, suggesting a potential upside of 1.42%. NNN REIT has a consensus price target of $44.54, suggesting a potential upside of 4.21%. Given NNN REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NNN REIT is more favorable than Healthcare Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Healthcare Realty Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
NNN REIT	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Is HR or NNN more profitable?

NNN REIT has a net margin of 45.09% compared to Healthcare Realty Trust's net margin of -31.32%. NNN REIT's return on equity of 9.23% beat Healthcare Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Healthcare Realty Trust	-31.32%	-7.06%	-3.52%
NNN REIT	45.09%	9.23%	4.49%

Which has more volatility & risk, HR or NNN?

Healthcare Realty Trust has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NNN REIT has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NNN REIT beats Healthcare Realty Trust on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.