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 better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

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 7.2%. Chartwell Retirement Residences pays an annual dividend of C$0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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 earnings and valuation, 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	2.34	-C$394.40M	-C$1.59	-3.13
Chartwell Retirement Residences	C$782.24M	6.44	-C$40.86M	-C$0.17	-109.18

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

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

Do analysts prefer 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 10.66%. Chartwell Retirement Residences has a consensus target price of C$18.38, indicating a potential downside of 1.00%. Given NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust's higher probable upside, 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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NWH.UN or CSH.UN?

23.8% of NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of Chartwell Retirement Residences shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Chartwell Retirement Residences shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 4 mentions for Chartwell Retirement Residences and 1 mentions for NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust. NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Chartwell Retirement Residences' score of 0.32 indicating that NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chartwell Retirement Residences	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

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