Head to Head Survey: Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:PEAK) versus Primary Health Properties (OTCMKTS:PHPRF)

Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:PEAK) and Primary Health Properties (OTCMKTS:PHPRF) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Healthpeak Properties and Primary Health Properties’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Healthpeak Properties	$2.12 billion	5.34	$500.45 million	$0.97	21.29
Primary Health Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Healthpeak Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Primary Health Properties.

Profitability

This table compares Healthpeak Properties and Primary Health Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Healthpeak Properties	25.05%	7.48%	3.39%
Primary Health Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Healthpeak Properties and Primary Health Properties, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Healthpeak Properties	0	5	5	0	2.50
Primary Health Properties	1	1	0	0	1.50

Healthpeak Properties currently has a consensus price target of $26.73, indicating a potential upside of 29.43%. Given Healthpeak Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Healthpeak Properties is more favorable than Primary Health Properties.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.6% of Healthpeak Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Healthpeak Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Healthpeak Properties beats Primary Health Properties on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Healthpeak Properties

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) and S&P 500 company. Healthpeak owns, operates and develops high-quality real estate for healthcare discovery and delivery.

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.