Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) and Chartwell Retirement Residences (OTCMKTS:CWSRF) Head-To-Head Contrast

Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) and Chartwell Retirement Residences (OTCMKTS:CWSRF) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

64.3% of Universal Health Realty Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.8% of Chartwell Retirement Residences shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Universal Health Realty Income Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Universal Health Realty Income Trust and Chartwell Retirement Residences’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Universal Health Realty Income Trust	19.73%	8.17%	3.04%
Chartwell Retirement Residences	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

Universal Health Realty Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Chartwell Retirement Residences pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Universal Health Realty Income Trust pays out 216.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Chartwell Retirement Residences pays out -1,611.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Universal Health Realty Income Trust has raised its dividend for 38 consecutive years. Universal Health Realty Income Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Universal Health Realty Income Trust and Chartwell Retirement Residences, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Universal Health Realty Income Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A
Chartwell Retirement Residences	0	0	1	0	3.00

Chartwell Retirement Residences has a consensus target price of $11.88, suggesting a potential upside of 56.17%. Given Chartwell Retirement Residences’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Chartwell Retirement Residences is more favorable than Universal Health Realty Income Trust.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Universal Health Realty Income Trust and Chartwell Retirement Residences’ top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Universal Health Realty Income Trust	$93.31 million	6.92	$21.10 million	$1.33	35.11
Chartwell Retirement Residences	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.03)	-272.33

Universal Health Realty Income Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Chartwell Retirement Residences. Chartwell Retirement Residences is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal Health Realty Income Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Universal Health Realty Income Trust beats Chartwell Retirement Residences on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Universal Health Realty Income Trust

Universal Health Realty Income Trust, a real estate investment trust, invests in healthcare and human-service related facilities including acute care hospitals, behavioral health care hospitals, specialty facilities, medical/office buildings, free-standing emergency departments and childcare centers. We have investments or commitments in seventy-six properties located in twenty-one states.

About Chartwell Retirement Residences

Chartwell is in the business of serving and caring for Canada's seniors, committed to its vision of Making People's Lives BETTER and to providing a happier, healthier, and more fulfilling life experience for its residents. Chartwell is an unincorporated, open-ended real estate trust which indirectly owns and operates a complete range of seniors housing communities, from independent living through to assisted living and long term care. Chartwell is the largest operator in Canada, serving over 25,000 residents in four provinces across the country.