Chartwell Retirement Residences (CSH.UN) Competitors

NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust (TSE:NWH.UN) and Chartwell Retirement Residences (TSE:CSH.UN) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and valuation.

Does the media refer more to NWH.UN or CSH.UN?

In the previous week, Chartwell Retirement Residences had 3 more articles in the media than NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Chartwell Retirement Residences and 0 mentions for NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust. NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Chartwell Retirement Residences' score of 0.75 indicating that NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust	Very Positive
Chartwell Retirement Residences	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, NWH.UN or CSH.UN?

NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chartwell Retirement Residences has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend NWH.UN or CSH.UN?

NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust presently has a consensus target price of C$5.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.30%. Chartwell Retirement Residences has a consensus target price of C$18.38, indicating a potential upside of 3.87%. Given NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust is more favorable than Chartwell Retirement Residences.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Chartwell Retirement Residences	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is NWH.UN or CSH.UN a better dividend stock?

NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Chartwell Retirement Residences pays an annual dividend of C$0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust pays out -22.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chartwell Retirement Residences pays out -358.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Is NWH.UN or CSH.UN more profitable?

Chartwell Retirement Residences has a net margin of 17.92% compared to NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust's net margin of -75.29%. Chartwell Retirement Residences' return on equity of -4.61% beat NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust	-75.29%	-14.67%	2.91%
Chartwell Retirement Residences	17.92%	-4.61%	1.57%

Which has better valuation and earnings, NWH.UN or CSH.UN?

Chartwell Retirement Residences has higher revenue and earnings than NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust. Chartwell Retirement Residences is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv 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
NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust	C$523.85M	2.24	-C$394.40M	-C$1.59	-3.00
Chartwell Retirement Residences	C$782.24M	6.14	-C$40.86M	-C$0.17	-104.06

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NWH.UN or CSH.UN?

23.8% of NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of Chartwell Retirement Residences shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Chartwell Retirement Residences shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Chartwell Retirement Residences beats NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.