APLE vs. DOC, AMH, HST, UDR, KIM, WPC, GLPI, LAMR, ELS, and REG
Should you be buying Apple Hospitality REIT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Apple Hospitality REIT include Healthpeak Properties (DOC), American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), Host Hotels & Resorts (HST), UDR (UDR), Kimco Realty (KIM), W. P. Carey (WPC), Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI), Lamar Advertising (LAMR), Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), and Regency Centers (REG). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE:APLE) and Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:DOC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
89.7% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Healthpeak Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.8% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Healthpeak Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Apple Hospitality REIT currently has a consensus target price of $18.40, suggesting a potential upside of 27.42%. Healthpeak Properties has a consensus target price of $19.41, suggesting a potential downside of 2.47%. Given Apple Hospitality REIT's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Apple Hospitality REIT is more favorable than Healthpeak Properties.
In the previous week, Healthpeak Properties had 3 more articles in the media than Apple Hospitality REIT. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Healthpeak Properties and 4 mentions for Apple Hospitality REIT. Apple Hospitality REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Healthpeak Properties' score of 0.83 indicating that Apple Hospitality REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Healthpeak Properties has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Apple Hospitality REIT. Apple Hospitality REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Healthpeak Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Apple Hospitality REIT has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Healthpeak Properties has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Apple Hospitality REIT has a net margin of 14.58% compared to Healthpeak Properties' net margin of 8.56%. Apple Hospitality REIT's return on equity of 6.11% beat Healthpeak Properties' return on equity.
Apple Hospitality REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Healthpeak Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Apple Hospitality REIT pays out 111.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Healthpeak Properties pays out 342.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apple Hospitality REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Healthpeak Properties received 167 more outperform votes than Apple Hospitality REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.91% of users gave Healthpeak Properties an outperform vote while only 57.19% of users gave Apple Hospitality REIT an outperform vote.
Summary
Apple Hospitality REIT beats Healthpeak Properties on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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