Comparing Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) & Rexford Industrial Realty (NYSE:REXR)

Rexford Industrial Realty (NYSE:REXR) and Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Rexford Industrial Realty and Universal Health Realty Income Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rexford Industrial Realty	3	6	5	0	2.14
Universal Health Realty Income Trust	0	1	0	0	2.00

Rexford Industrial Realty presently has a consensus price target of $40.38, suggesting a potential upside of 7.86%. Given Rexford Industrial Realty’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rexford Industrial Realty is more favorable than Universal Health Realty Income Trust.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Rexford Industrial Realty and Universal Health Realty Income Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rexford Industrial Realty	$1.00 billion	8.43	$212.03 million	$0.93	40.26
Universal Health Realty Income Trust	$99.19 million	6.14	$17.61 million	$1.28	34.25

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

Profitability

This table compares Rexford Industrial Realty and Universal Health Realty Income Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rexford Industrial Realty	23.25%	2.64%	1.82%
Universal Health Realty Income Trust	18.00%	11.44%	3.15%

Risk & Volatility

Rexford Industrial Realty has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Health Realty Income Trust has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

99.5% of Rexford Industrial Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.7% of Universal Health Realty Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Rexford Industrial Realty shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Universal Health Realty Income Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Rexford Industrial Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Universal Health Realty Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Rexford Industrial Realty pays out 187.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Universal Health Realty Income Trust pays out 234.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Rexford Industrial Realty has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Universal Health Realty Income Trust has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Summary

Rexford Industrial Realty beats Universal Health Realty Income Trust on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Rexford Industrial Realty

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust, which engages in owning and operating industrial properties in infill markets. The company was founded by Richard S. Ziman on January 18, 2013 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

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.