Public Storage (NYSE:PSA – Get Free Report) and Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Public Storage and Healthcare Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Public Storage | 40.54% | 34.07% | 9.60% |
| Healthcare Realty Trust | -51.60% | -11.20% | -5.69% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Public Storage and Healthcare Realty Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Public Storage | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2.62 |
| Healthcare Realty Trust | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Public Storage and Healthcare Realty Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Public Storage | $4.70 billion | 11.06 | $2.15 billion | $10.63 | 27.86 |
| Healthcare Realty Trust | $1.25 billion | 4.70 | -$278.26 million | ($1.78) | -9.40 |
Public Storage has higher revenue and earnings than Healthcare Realty Trust. Healthcare Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Public Storage, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Public Storage has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Healthcare Realty Trust has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
Public Storage pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Healthcare Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Public Storage 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. Healthcare Realty Trust pays out -69.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Healthcare Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
78.8% of Public Storage shares are held by institutional investors. 11.0% of Public Storage shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Healthcare Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Public Storage beats Healthcare Realty Trust on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Public Storage
Public Storage, a member of the S&P 500 and FT Global 500, is a REIT that primarily acquires, develops, owns, and operates self-storage facilities. At December 31, 2023, we had: (i) interests in 3,044 self-storage facilities located in 40 states with approximately 218 million net rentable square feet in the United States and (ii) a 35% common equity interest in Shurgard Self Storage Limited (Euronext Brussels: SHUR), which owned 275 self-storage facilities located in seven Western European nations with approximately 15 million net rentable square feet operated under the Shurgard brand. Our headquarters are located in Glendale, California.
About Healthcare Realty Trust
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. provides real estate investment services. It owns, leases, manages, acquires, finances, develops, and redevelops income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services throughout the United States of America. The company was founded by David R. Emery in 1992 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.
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