UHT vs. AAT, ALEX, BFS, CUZ, DEA, FCPT, GNL, HIW, LTC, and NHI
Should you be buying Universal Health Realty Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Universal Health Realty Income Trust include American Assets Trust (AAT), Alexander & Baldwin (ALEX), Saul Centers (BFS), Cousins Properties (CUZ), Easterly Government Properties (DEA), Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT), Global Net Lease (GNL), Highwoods Properties (HIW), LTC Properties (LTC), and National Health Investors (NHI). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Universal Health Realty Income Trust vs. Its Competitors
Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) and American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.
American Assets Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Health Realty Income Trust. American Assets Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal Health Realty Income Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
American Assets Trust has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.94%. Given American Assets Trust's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe American Assets Trust is more favorable than Universal Health Realty Income Trust.
Universal Health Realty Income Trust has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.
64.7% of Universal Health Realty Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Universal Health Realty Income Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Universal Health Realty Income Trust has a net margin of 18.19% compared to American Assets Trust's net margin of 16.26%. Universal Health Realty Income Trust's return on equity of 10.27% beat American Assets Trust's return on equity.
Universal Health Realty Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Universal Health Realty Income Trust pays out 229.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Assets Trust pays out 117.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Universal Health Realty Income Trust has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and American Assets Trust has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.
In the previous week, Universal Health Realty Income Trust had 1 more articles in the media than American Assets Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Universal Health Realty Income Trust and 0 mentions for American Assets Trust. Universal Health Realty Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat American Assets Trust's score of 1.00 indicating that Universal Health Realty Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Universal Health Realty Income Trust beats American Assets Trust on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:UHT) was last updated on 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff