Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, NNN or HR?

NNN REIT has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% 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.

Is NNN or HR more profitable?

NNN REIT has a net margin of 43.90% compared to Healthcare Realty Trust's net margin of -32.95%. NNN REIT's return on equity of 9.00% beat Healthcare Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NNN REIT	43.90%	9.00%	4.37%
Healthcare Realty Trust	-32.95%	-7.70%	-3.78%

Does the media prefer NNN or HR?

In the previous week, Healthcare Realty Trust had 5 more articles in the media than NNN REIT. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Healthcare Realty Trust and 6 mentions for NNN REIT. Healthcare Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat NNN REIT's score of 0.37 indicating that Healthcare Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NNN REIT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Healthcare Realty Trust	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, NNN or HR?

NNN REIT has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
NNN REIT	$869.27M	9.16	$396.83M	$2.10	20.08
Healthcare Realty Trust	$1.27B	4.81	-$654.48M	-$1.15	-15.10

Is NNN or HR a better dividend stock?

NNN REIT pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Healthcare Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. NNN REIT pays out 114.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Healthcare Realty Trust pays out -83.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NNN REIT has increased its dividend for 35 consecutive years. NNN REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NNN or HR?

90.0% of NNN REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of NNN REIT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Healthcare Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate NNN or HR?

NNN REIT presently has a consensus price target of $44.17, indicating a potential upside of 4.75%. Healthcare Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $16.80, indicating a potential downside of 3.25%. Given NNN REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NNN REIT is more favorable than Healthcare Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NNN REIT	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92
Healthcare Realty Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Summary

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