Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DOC or APLE?

Healthpeak Properties received 174 more outperform votes than Apple Hospitality REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.25% 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 508 62.25%	Underperform Votes 308 37.75%
Apple Hospitality REIT	Outperform Votes 334 56.90%	Underperform Votes 253 43.10%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DOC or APLE?

93.6% of Healthpeak Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Healthpeak Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer DOC or APLE?

In the previous week, Healthpeak Properties had 9 more articles in the media than Apple Hospitality REIT. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Healthpeak Properties and 2 mentions for Apple Hospitality REIT. Healthpeak Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Apple Hospitality REIT's score of 0.30 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Apple Hospitality REIT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer DOC or APLE?

Healthpeak Properties currently has a consensus target price of $24.15, suggesting a potential upside of 16.11%. Apple Hospitality REIT has a consensus target price of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.67%. Given Healthpeak Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Apple Hospitality REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DOC or APLE?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Healthpeak Properties	$2.18B	6.67	$306.01M	$0.47	44.26
Apple Hospitality REIT	$1.34B	2.69	$177.49M	$0.85	17.70

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 5.8%. Apple Hospitality REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, DOC or APLE?

Healthpeak Properties has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% 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.

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%

Summary

Healthpeak Properties beats Apple Hospitality REIT on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.