Critical Analysis: Assura (OTCMKTS:ARSSF) vs. LTC Properties (NYSE:LTC)

LTC Properties (NYSE:LTC) and Assura (OTCMKTS:ARSSF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for LTC Properties and Assura, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LTC Properties	0	3	2	0	2.40
Assura	0	1	0	0	2.00

LTC Properties presently has a consensus target price of $33.40, indicating a potential downside of 0.15%. Given LTC Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe LTC Properties is more favorable than Assura.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares LTC Properties and Assura’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LTC Properties	$197.24 million	7.37	$89.74 million	$1.92	17.42
Assura	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

LTC Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Assura.

Profitability

This table compares LTC Properties and Assura’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LTC Properties	40.60%	9.09%	4.37%
Assura	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

69.3% of LTC Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of LTC Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

LTC Properties beats Assura on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LTC Properties

LTC is a real estate investment trust (REIT) investing in seniors housing and health care properties primarily through sale-leasebacks, mortgage financing, joint-ventures and structured finance solutions including preferred equity and mezzanine lending. LTC's investment portfolio includes 201 properties in 26 states with 29 operating partners. Based on its gross real estate investments, LTC's investment portfolio is comprised of approximately 50% seniors housing and 50% skilled nursing properties.

About Assura

Assura plc is a national healthcare premises specialist and UK REIT based in Altrincham, UK – caring for more than 600 primary healthcare buildings, from which over six million patients are served. A constituent of the FTSE 250 and the EPRA indices, as at 30 September 2023, Assura's portfolio was valued at £2.7 billion. At Assura, we BUILD for health. Assura builds better spaces for people and places, invests in skills and inspires new ways of working, and unlocks the power of design and innovation to deliver lasting impact for communities – aiming for six million people to have benefitted from improvements to and through its healthcare buildings by 2026. Assura is leading for a sustainable future, targeting net zero carbon across its portfolio by 2040.