Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT) Competitors

Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) and DiamondRock Hospitality (NYSE:DRH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in UHT or DRH?

64.7% of Universal Health Realty Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Universal Health Realty Income Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of DiamondRock Hospitality 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.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, UHT or DRH?

DiamondRock Hospitality has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Health Realty Income Trust. Universal Health Realty Income Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DiamondRock Hospitality, 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
Universal Health Realty Income Trust	$95.57M	5.39	$15.40M	$1.31	28.41
DiamondRock Hospitality	$1.07B	1.73	$86.34M	$0.28	31.91

Does the media refer more to UHT or DRH?

In the previous week, DiamondRock Hospitality had 1 more articles in the media than Universal Health Realty Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for DiamondRock Hospitality and 2 mentions for Universal Health Realty Income Trust. Universal Health Realty Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat DiamondRock Hospitality's score of 0.79 indicating that Universal Health Realty Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Universal Health Realty Income Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
DiamondRock Hospitality	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor UHT or DRH?

DiamondRock Hospitality received 225 more outperform votes than Universal Health Realty Income Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.94% of users gave Universal Health Realty Income Trust an outperform vote while only 55.46% of users gave DiamondRock Hospitality an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Universal Health Realty Income Trust	Outperform Votes 181 60.94%	Underperform Votes 116 39.06%
DiamondRock Hospitality	Outperform Votes 406 55.46%	Underperform Votes 326 44.54%

Is UHT or DRH a better dividend stock?

Universal Health Realty Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. DiamondRock Hospitality pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Universal Health Realty Income Trust pays out 224.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. DiamondRock Hospitality pays out 42.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more risk & volatility, UHT or DRH?

Universal Health Realty Income Trust has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DiamondRock Hospitality has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate UHT or DRH?

DiamondRock Hospitality has a consensus price target of $10.25, suggesting a potential upside of 14.73%. Given DiamondRock Hospitality's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe DiamondRock Hospitality is more favorable than Universal Health Realty Income Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Universal Health Realty Income Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
DiamondRock Hospitality	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Is UHT or DRH more profitable?

Universal Health Realty Income Trust has a net margin of 18.41% compared to DiamondRock Hospitality's net margin of 6.30%. Universal Health Realty Income Trust's return on equity of 9.44% beat DiamondRock Hospitality's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Universal Health Realty Income Trust	18.41%	9.44%	3.07%
DiamondRock Hospitality	6.30%	4.25%	2.18%

Summary

Universal Health Realty Income Trust and DiamondRock Hospitality tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.