Head to Head Review: ACRES Commercial Realty (NYSE:ACR) versus Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:PEAK)

ACRES Commercial Realty (NYSE:ACR) and Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:PEAK) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

40.0% of ACRES Commercial Realty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of Healthpeak Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of ACRES Commercial Realty shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Healthpeak Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for ACRES Commercial Realty and Healthpeak Properties, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ACRES Commercial Realty	0	0	0	0	N/A
Healthpeak Properties	1	5	3	0	2.22

Healthpeak Properties has a consensus price target of $23.05, indicating a potential upside of ∞. Given Healthpeak Properties’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Healthpeak Properties is more favorable than ACRES Commercial Realty.

Volatility & Risk

ACRES Commercial Realty has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Healthpeak Properties has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ACRES Commercial Realty and Healthpeak Properties’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ACRES Commercial Realty	$91.13 million	1.19	$22.39 million	$0.35	40.43
Healthpeak Properties	$2.18 billion	0.00	$306.01 million	$0.56	N/A

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

Profitability

This table compares ACRES Commercial Realty and Healthpeak Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ACRES Commercial Realty	24.57%	8.41%	1.65%
Healthpeak Properties	13.97%	4.34%	1.95%

Summary

Healthpeak Properties beats ACRES Commercial Realty on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ACRES Commercial Realty

ACRES Commercial Realty Corp., a real estate investment trust (REIT), focuses on the origination, holding, and management of commercial real estate mortgage loans and equity investments in commercial real estate property in the United States. It invests in commercial real estate-related assets, including floating-rate first mortgage loans, first priority interests in first mortgage loans, subordinated interests in first mortgage loans, mezzanine financing, preferred equity investments, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. The company was formerly known as Exantas Capital Corp. and changed its name to ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. in February 2021. ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Uniondale, New York.

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.