Reviewing LXP Industrial Trust (NYSE:LXP) and Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:DOC)

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

Profitability

This table compares LXP Industrial Trust and Healthpeak Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LXP Industrial Trust	9.50%	1.51%	0.80%
Healthpeak Properties	11.93%	3.51%	1.60%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares LXP Industrial Trust and Healthpeak Properties”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LXP Industrial Trust	$340.42 million	8.31	$30.38 million	$0.04	240.25
Healthpeak Properties	$2.18 billion	6.95	$306.01 million	$0.47	46.11

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

Risk and Volatility

LXP Industrial Trust has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Healthpeak Properties has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for LXP Industrial Trust and Healthpeak Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LXP Industrial Trust	0	1	3	0	2.75
Healthpeak Properties	0	5	8	1	2.71

LXP Industrial Trust currently has a consensus target price of $11.25, indicating a potential upside of 17.07%. Healthpeak Properties has a consensus target price of $22.17, indicating a potential upside of 2.29%. Given LXP Industrial Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe LXP Industrial Trust is more favorable than Healthpeak Properties.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.5% of LXP Industrial Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Healthpeak Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of LXP Industrial Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Healthpeak Properties shares are held by company 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

LXP Industrial Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Healthpeak Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. LXP Industrial Trust pays out 1,300.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Healthpeak Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Healthpeak Properties beats LXP Industrial Trust on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LXP Industrial Trust

LXP Industrial Trust (NYSE: LXP) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on single-tenant industrial real estate investments across the United States. LXP seeks to expand its industrial portfolio through acquisitions, build-to-suit transactions, sale-leaseback transactions, development projects and other transactions.

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.