Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT – Get Free Report) and Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:HTIA – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Community Healthcare Trust and Healthcare Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Community Healthcare Trust | 10.05% | 2.14% | 1.22% |
| Healthcare Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
87.9% of Community Healthcare Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Community Healthcare Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Community Healthcare Trust | $97.68 million | 9.37 | $22.02 million | $0.32 | 107.66 |
| Healthcare Trust | $339.55 million | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Community Healthcare Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Healthcare Trust.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Community Healthcare Trust and Healthcare Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Community Healthcare Trust | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Healthcare Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Community Healthcare Trust currently has a consensus price target of $43.50, suggesting a potential upside of 26.27%. Given Community Healthcare Trust’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Community Healthcare Trust is more favorable than Healthcare Trust.
Summary
Community Healthcare Trust beats Healthcare Trust on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Community Healthcare Trust
Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated is a real estate investment trust that focuses on owning income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services in our target sub-markets throughout the United States. As of June 30, 2023, the Company had investments of approximately $991.2 million in 184 real estate properties (including a portion of one property accounted for as a sales-type lease and one property classified as held for sale). The properties are located in 34 states, totaling approximately 4.0 million square feet in the aggregate.
About Healthcare Trust
Healthcare Trust, Inc. is a publicly registered real estate investment trust focused on acquiring a diversified portfolio of healthcare real estate, with an emphasis on seniors housing and medical office buildings, located in the United States.
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