ARMOUR Residential REIT (NYSE:ARR – Get Free Report) and Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares ARMOUR Residential REIT and Diversified Healthcare Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ARMOUR Residential REIT | $145.72 million | 7.20 | -$67.92 million | $2.36 | 7.98 |
| Diversified Healthcare Trust | $1.41 billion | 0.44 | -$293.57 million | ($1.61) | -1.61 |
ARMOUR Residential REIT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Diversified Healthcare Trust. Diversified Healthcare Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ARMOUR Residential REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ARMOUR Residential REIT | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Diversified Healthcare Trust | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
ARMOUR Residential REIT currently has a consensus target price of $19.83, suggesting a potential upside of 5.36%. Diversified Healthcare Trust has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 73.08%. Given Diversified Healthcare Trust’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Diversified Healthcare Trust is more favorable than ARMOUR Residential REIT.
Profitability
This table compares ARMOUR Residential REIT and Diversified Healthcare Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ARMOUR Residential REIT | 24.17% | 16.76% | 1.74% |
| Diversified Healthcare Trust | -26.09% | -17.55% | -7.20% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
54.2% of ARMOUR Residential REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.0% of Diversified Healthcare Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of ARMOUR Residential REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.0% of Diversified Healthcare Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Dividends
ARMOUR Residential REIT pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.3%. Diversified Healthcare Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. ARMOUR Residential REIT pays out 122.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Diversified Healthcare Trust pays out -2.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Volatility & Risk
ARMOUR Residential REIT has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diversified Healthcare Trust has a beta of 2.23, suggesting that its share price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
ARMOUR Residential REIT beats Diversified Healthcare Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ARMOUR Residential REIT
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. invests in residential mortgage-backed securities (MBS) in the United States. Its securities portfolio primarily consists of the United States Government-sponsored entity's (GSE) and the Government National Mortgage Administration's issued or guaranteed securities backed by fixed rate, hybrid adjustable rate, and adjustable-rate home loans; and unsecured notes and bonds issued by the GSE and the United States treasuries, as well as money market instruments. The company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust. As a result, it would not be subject to corporate income tax on that portion of its net income that is distributed to shareholders. ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Vero Beach, Florida.
About Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, focused on owning high-quality healthcare properties located throughout the United States. DHC seeks diversification across the health services spectrum by care delivery and practice type, by scientific research disciplines and by property type and location. As of December 31, 2023, DHC's approximately $7.2 billion portfolio included 371 properties in 36 states and Washington, D.C., occupied by approximately 500 tenants, and totaling approximately 8.6 million square feet of life science and medical office properties and more than 27,000 senior living units. DHC is managed by The RMR Group (Nasdaq: RMR), a leading U.S. alternative asset management company with over $41 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2023 and more than 35 years of institutional experience in buying, selling, financing and operating commercial real estate. DHC is headquartered in Newton, MA.
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