Reviewing Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:DOC) and One Liberty Properties (NYSE:OLP)

One Liberty Properties (NYSE:OLP) and Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:DOC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Dividends

One Liberty Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Healthpeak Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. One Liberty Properties pays out 111.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Healthpeak Properties pays out 255.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. One Liberty Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares One Liberty Properties and Healthpeak Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
One Liberty Properties	38.96%	11.35%	4.58%
Healthpeak Properties	12.10%	3.53%	1.62%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares One Liberty Properties and Healthpeak Properties”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
One Liberty Properties	$90.65 million	6.70	$29.61 million	$1.62	17.52
Healthpeak Properties	$2.18 billion	6.69	$306.01 million	$0.47	44.38

Healthpeak Properties has higher revenue and earnings than One Liberty Properties. One Liberty Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Healthpeak Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

One Liberty Properties has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Healthpeak Properties has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for One Liberty Properties and Healthpeak Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
One Liberty Properties	0	0	1	0	3.00
Healthpeak Properties	0	5	10	1	2.75

One Liberty Properties presently has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.34%. Healthpeak Properties has a consensus price target of $22.86, indicating a potential upside of 9.57%. Given Healthpeak Properties’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Healthpeak Properties is more favorable than One Liberty Properties.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

36.2% of One Liberty Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Healthpeak Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.4% of One Liberty Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Healthpeak Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

One Liberty Properties beats Healthpeak Properties on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About One Liberty Properties

One Liberty is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust incorporated in Maryland in 1982. The Company acquires, owns and manages a geographically diversified portfolio consisting primarily of industrial and retail properties. Many of these properties are subject to long-term net leases under which the tenant is typically responsible for the property’s real estate taxes, insurance and ordinary maintenance and repairs.

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.