Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) and Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHCNI) Financial Survey

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) and Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHCNI) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and Diversified Healthcare Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alexandria Real Estate Equities	4	10	2	0	1.88
Diversified Healthcare Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00

Alexandria Real Estate Equities presently has a consensus price target of $51.77, suggesting a potential upside of 7.07%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Alexandria Real Estate Equities is more favorable than Diversified Healthcare Trust.

Profitability

This table compares Alexandria Real Estate Equities and Diversified Healthcare Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alexandria Real Estate Equities	-36.08%	-5.17%	-2.91%
Diversified Healthcare Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Alexandria Real Estate Equities and Diversified Healthcare Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alexandria Real Estate Equities	$2.86 billion	2.95	-$1.43 billion	($6.27)	-7.71
Diversified Healthcare Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Diversified Healthcare Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alexandria Real Estate Equities.

Summary

Alexandria Real Estate Equities beats Diversified Healthcare Trust on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alexandria Real Estate Equities

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE: ARE), an S&P 500 company, is a best-in-class, mission-driven life science REIT making a positive and lasting impact on the world. As the pioneer of the life science real estate niche since our founding in 1994, Alexandria is the preeminent and longest-tenured owner, operator, and developer of collaborative life science, agtech, and advanced technology mega campuses in AAA innovation cluster locations, including Greater Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, San Diego, Seattle, Maryland, and Research Triangle. Alexandria has a total market capitalization of $33.1 billion and an asset base in North America of 73.5 million SF as of December 31, 2023, which includes 42.0 million RSF of operating properties, 5.5 million RSF of Class A/A+ properties undergoing construction and one near-term project expected to commence construction in the next two years, 2.1 million RSF of priority anticipated development and redevelopment projects, and 23.9 million SF of future development projects. Alexandria has a longstanding and proven track record of developing Class A/A+ properties clustered in life science, agtech, and advanced technology mega campuses that provide our innovative tenants with highly dynamic and collaborative environments that enhance their ability to successfully recruit and retain world-class talent and inspire productivity, efficiency, creativity, and success. Alexandria also provides strategic capital to transformative life science, agrifoodtech, climate innovation, and technology companies through our venture capital platform. We believe our unique business model and diligent underwriting ensure a high-quality and diverse tenant base that results in higher occupancy levels, longer lease terms, higher rental income, higher returns, and greater long-term asset value.