APLE vs. DOC, GLPI, REG, AMH, LINE, WPC, HLI, HST, FRHC, and REXR
Should you be buying Apple Hospitality REIT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Apple Hospitality REIT include Healthpeak Properties (DOC), Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI), Regency Centers (REG), American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), Lineage (LINE), W. P. Carey (WPC), Houlihan Lokey (HLI), Host Hotels & Resorts (HST), Freedom (FRHC), and Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry.
Apple Hospitality REIT vs.
Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE:APLE) and Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:DOC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.
Apple Hospitality REIT has a net margin of 14.53% compared to Healthpeak Properties' net margin of 9.00%. Apple Hospitality REIT's return on equity of 6.17% beat Healthpeak Properties' return on equity.
Healthpeak Properties received 175 more outperform votes than Apple Hospitality REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.35% of users gave Healthpeak Properties an outperform vote while only 56.88% of users gave Apple Hospitality REIT an outperform vote.
Apple Hospitality REIT currently has a consensus price target of $16.80, indicating a potential upside of 13.63%. Healthpeak Properties has a consensus price target of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.55%. Given Healthpeak Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Healthpeak Properties is more favorable than Apple Hospitality REIT.
Apple Hospitality REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Healthpeak Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Apple Hospitality REIT pays out 112.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Healthpeak Properties pays out 348.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apple Hospitality REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Healthpeak Properties has higher revenue and 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.
In the previous week, Apple Hospitality REIT had 3 more articles in the media than Healthpeak Properties. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Apple Hospitality REIT and 10 mentions for Healthpeak Properties. Apple Hospitality REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Healthpeak Properties' score of 0.15 indicating that Apple Hospitality REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Apple Hospitality REIT has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Healthpeak Properties has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
89.7% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Healthpeak Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 6.8% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Healthpeak Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Healthpeak Properties beats Apple Hospitality REIT on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:APLE) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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