Primary Health Properties (PHP) Competitors

Assura (LON:AGR) and Primary Health Properties (LON:PHP) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the media prefer AGR or PHP?

In the previous week, Assura had 14 more articles in the media than Primary Health Properties. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Assura and 0 mentions for Primary Health Properties. Assura's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Primary Health Properties' score of 0.00 indicating that Assura is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Assura	Neutral
Primary Health Properties	Neutral

Do analysts recommend AGR or PHP?

Assura presently has a consensus price target of GBX 49.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.30%. Primary Health Properties has a consensus price target of GBX 107.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.90%. Given Primary Health Properties' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Primary Health Properties is more favorable than Assura.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Assura	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Primary Health Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more risk & volatility, AGR or PHP?

Assura has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Primary Health Properties has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AGR or PHP more profitable?

Primary Health Properties has a net margin of -4.84% compared to Assura's net margin of -18.09%. Primary Health Properties' return on equity of -0.61% beat Assura's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Assura	-18.09%	-1.92%	2.82%
Primary Health Properties	-4.84%	-0.61%	3.08%

Is AGR or PHP a better dividend stock?

Assura pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Primary Health Properties pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Assura pays out -286.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Primary Health Properties pays out -1,092.7% 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. Primary Health Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AGR or PHP?

Primary Health Properties has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Assura. Primary Health Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Assura, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Assura	£188.76M	7.61	-£34.15M	-£1.05	-42.13
Primary Health Properties	£178.59M	6.97	-£8.64M	-£0.64	-144.78

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AGR or PHP?

73.7% of Assura shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of Primary Health Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of Assura shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Primary Health Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AGR or PHP?

Assura received 37 more outperform votes than Primary Health Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.21% of users gave Assura an outperform vote while only 62.31% of users gave Primary Health Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Assura	Outperform Votes 371 67.21%	Underperform Votes 181 32.79%
Primary Health Properties	Outperform Votes 334 62.31%	Underperform Votes 202 37.69%

Summary

Assura and Primary Health Properties tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.