NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust (NWH.UN) Competitors

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

Is CSH.UN or NWH.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
Chartwell Retirement Residences	17.92%	-4.61%	1.57%
NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust	-75.29%	-14.67%	2.91%

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

In the previous week, Chartwell Retirement Residences had 14 more articles in the media than NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust. MarketBeat recorded 15 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 1.75 beat Chartwell Retirement Residences' score of 0.51 indicating that NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chartwell Retirement Residences	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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)	Very Positive

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

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 an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Chartwell Retirement Residences pays out -358.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust pays out -22.6% 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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CSH.UN or NWH.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
Chartwell Retirement Residences	C$782.24M	6.32	-C$40.86M	-C$0.17	-107.18
NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust	C$523.85M	2.25	-C$394.40M	-C$1.59	-3.01

Do analysts prefer CSH.UN or NWH.UN?

Chartwell Retirement Residences currently has a consensus price target of C$21.07, indicating a potential upside of 15.65%. NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust has a consensus price target of C$5.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.82%. Given Chartwell Retirement Residences' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Chartwell Retirement Residences is more favorable than NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chartwell Retirement Residences	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
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

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

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

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

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

Summary

Chartwell Retirement Residences beats NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.