Contrasting Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:HTIBP) & Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI)

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) and Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:HTIBP) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Omega Healthcare Investors and Healthcare Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Omega Healthcare Investors	66.96%	15.76%	8.40%
Healthcare Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Omega Healthcare Investors and Healthcare Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Omega Healthcare Investors	2	7	6	0	2.27
Healthcare Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00

Omega Healthcare Investors currently has a consensus price target of $49.21, indicating a potential upside of 5.17%. Given Omega Healthcare Investors’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Omega Healthcare Investors is more favorable than Healthcare Trust.

Dividends

Omega Healthcare Investors pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Healthcare Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Omega Healthcare Investors pays out 97.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Omega Healthcare Investors and Healthcare Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Omega Healthcare Investors	$1.28 billion	11.06	$572.03 million	$2.80	16.71
Healthcare Trust	$352.84 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Omega Healthcare Investors has higher revenue and earnings than Healthcare Trust.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

65.2% of Omega Healthcare Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Omega Healthcare Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Omega Healthcare Investors beats Healthcare Trust on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Omega Healthcare Investors

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. engages in the provision of financing and capital to the long-term healthcare industry with a particular focus on skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, independent living facilities, rehabilitation and acute care facilities, and medical office buildings. The company was founded on March 31, 1992 and is headquartered in Hunt Valley, MD.

About Healthcare Trust

Healthcare Trust, Inc. is a publicly registered real estate investment trust focused on acquiring a diversified portfolio of healthcare real estate, with an emphasis on seniors housing and medical office buildings, located in the United States.