Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT) 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 business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Does the media refer more to UHT or AAT?

In the previous week, American Assets Trust had 14 more articles in the media than Universal Health Realty Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for American Assets Trust and 3 mentions for Universal Health Realty Income Trust. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Universal Health Realty Income Trust's score of 0.65 indicating that American Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Universal Health Realty Income Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Assets Trust	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is UHT or AAT more profitable?

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 10.08% beat American Assets Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Universal Health Realty Income Trust	18.19%	10.08%	3.09%
American Assets Trust	16.26%	6.47%	2.34%

Which has more volatility and risk, UHT or AAT?

Universal Health Realty Income Trust has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer UHT or AAT?

American Assets Trust has a consensus target price of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.61%. Given American Assets Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe American Assets Trust is more favorable than Universal Health Realty Income Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Universal Health Realty Income Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
American Assets Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is UHT or AAT a better dividend stock?

Universal Health Realty Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. 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 increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and American Assets Trust has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in UHT or AAT?

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, UHT or AAT?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Universal Health Realty Income Trust	$99.01M	5.49	$19.23M	$1.29	30.43
American Assets Trust	$457.86M	2.51	$72.82M	$1.16	16.22

Summary

American Assets Trust beats Universal Health Realty Income Trust on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.