Reviewing Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) & AMEN Properties (OTCMKTS:AMEN)

AMEN Properties (OTCMKTS:AMEN) and Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Profitability

This table compares AMEN Properties and Healthcare Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AMEN Properties	52.71%	39.63%	32.88%
Healthcare Realty Trust	-45.63%	-9.42%	-4.90%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares AMEN Properties and Healthcare Realty Trust”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AMEN Properties	$3.68 million	7.33	$2.05 million	N/A	N/A
Healthcare Realty Trust	$1.29 billion	4.64	-$278.26 million	($1.58)	-10.68

AMEN Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Healthcare Realty Trust.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for AMEN Properties and Healthcare Realty Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AMEN Properties	0	0	0	0	0.00
Healthcare Realty Trust	1	5	0	0	1.83

Healthcare Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.67%. Given Healthcare Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Healthcare Realty Trust is more favorable than AMEN Properties.

Dividends

AMEN Properties pays an annual dividend of $40.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Healthcare Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Healthcare Realty Trust pays out -78.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk & Volatility

AMEN Properties has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Healthcare Realty Trust has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

AMEN Properties beats Healthcare Realty Trust on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AMEN Properties

AMEN Properties, Inc. owns oil and gas royalty and working interests in various oil and gas properties in the United States. It holds interests in oil gas and gas royalties through its ownership of SFF Royalty, LLC; and 100% interests in SFF Production, LLC. The company was formerly known as Crosswalk.com, Inc. and changed its name to AMEN Properties, Inc. in October 2002. AMEN Properties, Inc. was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Richardson, Texas.

About Healthcare Realty Trust

Healthcare Realty (NYSE: HR) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates medical outpatient buildings primarily located around market-leading hospital campuses. The Company selectively grows its portfolio through property acquisition and development. As the first and largest REIT to specialize in medical outpatient buildings, Healthcare Realty's portfolio includes more than 700 properties totaling over 40 million square feet concentrated in 15 growth markets.