Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) and Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Medical Properties Trust and Weyerhaeuser's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Medical Properties Trust | 38.50% | 6.60% | 3.05% |
Weyerhaeuser | 4.67% | 3.59% | 1.78% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Medical Properties Trust and Weyerhaeuser's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Medical Properties Trust | $854.20 million | 15.03 | $374.68 million | $1.30 | 17.03 |
Weyerhaeuser | $6.55 billion | 4.49 | $-76,000,000.00 | $0.39 | 100.82 |
Medical Properties Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Weyerhaeuser. Medical Properties Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weyerhaeuser, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Medical Properties Trust has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weyerhaeuser has a beta of 1.96, meaning that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
Medical Properties Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Weyerhaeuser pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Medical Properties Trust pays out 86.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Weyerhaeuser pays out 174.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Medical Properties Trust has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Weyerhaeuser has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Medical Properties Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Medical Properties Trust and Weyerhaeuser, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Medical Properties Trust | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2.88 |
Weyerhaeuser | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.57 |
Medical Properties Trust presently has a consensus price target of $22.75, suggesting a potential upside of 2.76%. Weyerhaeuser has a consensus price target of $32.4286, suggesting a potential downside of 17.53%. Given Medical Properties Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Medical Properties Trust is more favorable than Weyerhaeuser.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
80.2% of Medical Properties Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.5% of Weyerhaeuser shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Medical Properties Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Weyerhaeuser shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Medical Properties Trust beats Weyerhaeuser on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.