Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) and Centerspace (NYSE:CSR) Head to Head Comparison

Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) and Centerspace (NYSE:CSR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Universal Health Realty Income Trust has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centerspace has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Universal Health Realty Income Trust and Centerspace’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Universal Health Realty Income Trust	18.41%	9.44%	3.07%
Centerspace	-5.57%	-1.72%	-0.76%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Universal Health Realty Income Trust and Centerspace, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Universal Health Realty Income Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00
Centerspace	0	3	2	0	2.40

Centerspace has a consensus price target of $76.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.81%. Given Centerspace’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Centerspace is more favorable than Universal Health Realty Income Trust.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Universal Health Realty Income Trust and Centerspace”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Universal Health Realty Income Trust	$95.57 million	5.85	$15.40 million	$1.31	30.80
Centerspace	$258.64 million	4.65	$41.97 million	($1.61)	-45.04

Centerspace has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Health Realty Income Trust. Centerspace is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal Health Realty Income Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

64.7% of Universal Health Realty Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.0% of Centerspace shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Universal Health Realty Income Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Centerspace shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Universal Health Realty Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Centerspace pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Universal Health Realty Income Trust pays out 222.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Centerspace pays out -186.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

About Universal Health Realty Income Trust

Universal Health Realty Income Trust, a real estate investment trust, invests in healthcare and human-service related facilities including acute care hospitals, behavioral health care hospitals, specialty facilities, medical/office buildings, free-standing emergency departments and childcare centers. We have investments or commitments in seventy-six properties located in twenty-one states.

About Centerspace

Centerspace is an owner and operator of apartment communities committed to providing great homes by focusing on integrity and serving others. Founded in 1970, as of September 30, 2023, Centerspace owned interests in 71 apartment communities consisting of 12,785 apartment homes located in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Centerspace was named a Top Workplace for the fourth consecutive year in 2023 by the Minneapolis Star Tribune.