LTC Properties (NYSE:LTC – Get Free Report) and Assura (OTCMKTS:ARSSF – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares LTC Properties and Assura’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
LTC Properties | 45.49% | 10.25% | 4.86% |
Assura | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
69.3% of LTC Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of LTC Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
LTC Properties | $197.24 million | 7.15 | $89.74 million | $2.16 | 15.04 |
Assura | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
LTC Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Assura.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for LTC Properties and Assura, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
LTC Properties | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.40 |
Assura | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
LTC Properties presently has a consensus target price of $33.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.11%. Given LTC Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe LTC Properties is more favorable than Assura.
Summary
LTC Properties beats Assura on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About LTC Properties
LTC is a real estate investment trust (REIT) investing in seniors housing and health care properties primarily through sale-leasebacks, mortgage financing, joint-ventures and structured finance solutions including preferred equity and mezzanine lending. LTC's investment portfolio includes 201 properties in 26 states with 29 operating partners. Based on its gross real estate investments, LTC's investment portfolio is comprised of approximately 50% seniors housing and 50% skilled nursing properties.
About Assura
Assura plc is a national healthcare premises specialist and UK REIT based in Altrincham, UK – caring for more than 600 primary healthcare buildings, from which over six million patients are served. A constituent of the FTSE 250 and the EPRA indices, as at 30 September 2023, Assura's portfolio was valued at £2.7 billion. At Assura, we BUILD for health. Assura builds better spaces for people and places, invests in skills and inspires new ways of working, and unlocks the power of design and innovation to deliver lasting impact for communities – aiming for six million people to have benefitted from improvements to and through its healthcare buildings by 2026. Assura is leading for a sustainable future, targeting net zero carbon across its portfolio by 2040.
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