National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI – Get Free Report) and Primary Health Properties (OTCMKTS:PHPRF – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
62.5% of National Health Investors shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of National Health Investors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for National Health Investors and Primary Health Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| National Health Investors | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Primary Health Properties | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares National Health Investors and Primary Health Properties”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| National Health Investors | $375.63 million | 9.32 | $142.18 million | $3.46 | 20.59 |
| Primary Health Properties | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
National Health Investors has higher revenue and earnings than Primary Health Properties.
Profitability
This table compares National Health Investors and Primary Health Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| National Health Investors | 38.56% | 10.89% | 5.88% |
| Primary Health Properties | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
National Health Investors beats Primary Health Properties on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About National Health Investors
Incorporated in 1991, National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) is a real estate investment trust specializing in sale, leasebacks, joint-ventures, senior housing operating partnerships, and mortgage and mezzanine financing of need-driven and discretionary senior housing and medical investments. NHI's portfolio consists of independent living, assisted living and memory care communities, entrance-fee retirement communities, skilled nursing facilities, and specialty hospitals.
About Primary Health Properties
Primary Health Properties (PHP) is the leading investor in modern healthcare properties in the UK & Ireland. PHP is a UK based Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) with a clear objective to create progressive returns to shareholders through a combination of earnings growth and capital appreciation. PHP achieve this by investing in healthcare real estate let on long-term leases, backed by a secure underlying covenant funded mostly by government bodies. The Group’s portfolio comprises over 480 primary healthcare facilities, both completed and committed, the majority of which are GP surgeries, with other properties let to NHS organisations, pharmacies and dentists.
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