Critical Analysis: Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:DOC) & Plymouth Industrial REIT (NYSE:PLYM)

Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:DOC) and Plymouth Industrial REIT (NYSE:PLYM) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.6% of Healthpeak Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Healthpeak Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Healthpeak Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Plymouth Industrial REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Healthpeak Properties pays out 342.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Plymouth Industrial REIT pays out 223.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Volatility & Risk

Healthpeak Properties has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plymouth Industrial REIT has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Healthpeak Properties and Plymouth Industrial REIT”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Healthpeak Properties	$543.46 million	28.50	$306.01 million	$0.35	62.89
Plymouth Industrial REIT	$199.85 million	5.12	$13.66 million	$0.43	52.42

Healthpeak Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Plymouth Industrial REIT. Plymouth Industrial 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.

Profitability

This table compares Healthpeak Properties and Plymouth Industrial REIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Healthpeak Properties	11.93%	3.51%	1.60%
Plymouth Industrial REIT	13.45%	5.47%	1.86%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Healthpeak Properties and Plymouth Industrial REIT, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Healthpeak Properties	0	5	8	1	2.71
Plymouth Industrial REIT	1	3	3	0	2.29

Healthpeak Properties currently has a consensus target price of $21.83, suggesting a potential downside of 0.80%. Plymouth Industrial REIT has a consensus target price of $25.57, suggesting a potential upside of 13.45%. Given Plymouth Industrial REIT’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Plymouth Industrial REIT is more favorable than Healthpeak Properties.

Summary

Healthpeak Properties beats Plymouth Industrial REIT on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Healthpeak Properties

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) and S&P 500 company. Healthpeak owns, operates, and develops high-quality real estate for healthcare discovery and delivery.

About Plymouth Industrial REIT

Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. (NYSE: PLYM) is a full service, vertically integrated real estate investment company focused on the acquisition, ownership and management of single and multi-tenant industrial properties. Our mission is to provide tenants with cost effective space that is functional, flexible and safe.