National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) versus NETSTREIT (NYSE:NTST) Head to Head Comparison

National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) and NETSTREIT (NYSE:NTST) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

National Health Investors has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NETSTREIT has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

National Health Investors pays an annual dividend of $3.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. NETSTREIT pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. National Health Investors pays out 117.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NETSTREIT has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares National Health Investors and NETSTREIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Health Investors	40.97%	10.32%	5.41%
NETSTREIT	0.10%	0.01%	0.01%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares National Health Investors and NETSTREIT”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Health Investors	$348.66 million	10.14	$137.99 million	$3.13	23.79
NETSTREIT	$162.78 million	9.54	-$11.94 million	N/A	N/A

National Health Investors has higher revenue and earnings than NETSTREIT.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

62.5% of National Health Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of National Health Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of NETSTREIT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for National Health Investors and NETSTREIT, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Health Investors	0	1	4	1	3.00
NETSTREIT	0	2	10	1	2.92

National Health Investors presently has a consensus price target of $84.83, indicating a potential upside of 13.92%. NETSTREIT has a consensus price target of $20.45, indicating a potential upside of 10.12%. Given National Health Investors’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe National Health Investors is more favorable than NETSTREIT.

Summary

National Health Investors beats NETSTREIT on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About National Health Investors

Incorporated in 1991, National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) is a real estate investment trust specializing in sale, leasebacks, joint-ventures, senior housing operating partnerships, and mortgage and mezzanine financing of need-driven and discretionary senior housing and medical investments. NHI's portfolio consists of independent living, assisted living and memory care communities, entrance-fee retirement communities, skilled nursing facilities, and specialty hospitals.

About NETSTREIT

NETSTREIT Corp. is an internally managed real estate investment trust (REIT) based in Dallas, Texas that specializes in acquiring single-tenant net lease retail properties nationwide. The growing portfolio consists of high-quality properties leased to e-commerce resistant tenants with healthy balance sheets. Led by a management team of seasoned commercial real estate executives, NETSTREIT’s strategy is to create the highest quality net lease retail portfolio in the country with the goal of generating consistent cash flows and dividends for its investors.