Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) Competitors

Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:DOC) and Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE:APLE) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, risk and earnings.

Do analysts recommend DOC or APLE?

Healthpeak Properties currently has a consensus price target of $22.93, suggesting a potential upside of 13.96%. Apple Hospitality REIT has a consensus price target of $16.80, suggesting a potential upside of 7.62%. Given Healthpeak Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Healthpeak Properties is more favorable than Apple Hospitality REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Healthpeak Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Apple Hospitality REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the media favor DOC or APLE?

In the previous week, Healthpeak Properties had 3 more articles in the media than Apple Hospitality REIT. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Healthpeak Properties and 7 mentions for Apple Hospitality REIT. Healthpeak Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Apple Hospitality REIT's score of 1.40 indicating that Healthpeak Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Healthpeak Properties	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Apple Hospitality REIT	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DOC or APLE a better dividend stock?

Healthpeak Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Apple Hospitality REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Healthpeak Properties pays out 255.3% 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 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. Apple Hospitality REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DOC or APLE?

93.6% of Healthpeak Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Healthpeak Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is DOC or APLE more profitable?

Apple Hospitality REIT has a net margin of 14.53% compared to Healthpeak Properties' net margin of 12.10%. Apple Hospitality REIT's return on equity of 6.17% beat Healthpeak Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Healthpeak Properties	12.10%	3.53%	1.62%
Apple Hospitality REIT	14.53%	6.17%	4.09%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DOC or APLE?

Healthpeak Properties received 173 more outperform votes than Apple Hospitality REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.21% of users gave Healthpeak Properties an outperform vote while only 56.90% of users gave Apple Hospitality REIT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Healthpeak Properties	Outperform Votes 507 62.21%	Underperform Votes 308 37.79%
Apple Hospitality REIT	Outperform Votes 334 56.90%	Underperform Votes 253 43.10%

Which has more risk and volatility, DOC or APLE?

Healthpeak Properties has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple Hospitality REIT has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DOC or APLE?

Healthpeak Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Healthpeak Properties	$543.46M	25.89	$306.01M	$0.47	42.81
Apple Hospitality REIT	$1.41B	2.65	$177.49M	$0.85	18.36

Summary

Healthpeak Properties beats Apple Hospitality REIT on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.