Jernigan Capital (NASDAQ:JCAP – Get Free Report) and Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPT – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Jernigan Capital and Medical Properties Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Jernigan Capital | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Medical Properties Trust | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Jernigan Capital presently has a consensus price target of $25.20, suggesting a potential upside of 18.42%. Given Jernigan Capital’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Jernigan Capital is more favorable than Medical Properties Trust.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Jernigan Capital | $613.29 million | 1.92 | $187.96 million | $2.13 | 9.99 |
| Medical Properties Trust | $972.02 million | 3.30 | -$277.05 million | ($0.46) | -11.37 |
Jernigan Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Medical Properties Trust. Medical Properties Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jernigan Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Jernigan Capital and Medical Properties Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Jernigan Capital | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Medical Properties Trust | -28.50% | -5.87% | -1.85% |
Dividends
Jernigan Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Medical Properties Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Jernigan Capital pays out 45.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Medical Properties Trust pays out -78.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Medical Properties Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
71.8% of Medical Properties Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Jernigan Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Medical Properties Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Jernigan Capital beats Medical Properties Trust on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Jernigan Capital
Jernigan Capital is a New York Stock Exchange-listed real estate investment trust (NYSE: JCAP) that provides debt and equity capital to private developers, owners and operators of self-storage facilities with a view to eventual outright ownership of facilities the Company finances. The Company's mission is to maximize shareholder value by accumulating a multi-billion dollar investment portfolio consisting of the newest, most attractive and best located self-storage facilities in the United States through a talented and experienced team demonstrating the highest levels of integrity, dedication, excellence and community.
About Medical Properties Trust
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. is a self-advised real estate investment trust formed to capitalize on the changing trends in healthcare delivery by acquiring and developing net-leased healthcare facilities. MPT’s financing model allows hospitals and other healthcare facilities to unlock the value of their underlying real estate in order to fund facility improvements, technology upgrades, staff additions and new construction. Facilities include acute care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, and other medical and surgical facilities.
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