Comparing Senior Housing Properties Trust (SNH) & CIM Commercial Trust Corporation (CMCT)

CIM Commercial Trust Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCT) and Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE:SNH) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitabiliy, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for CIM Commercial Trust Corporation and Senior Housing Properties Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CIM Commercial Trust Corporation	0	0	0	0	N/A
Senior Housing Properties Trust	1	3	2	0	2.17

Senior Housing Properties Trust has a consensus target price of $22.20, indicating a potential upside of 17.34%. Given Senior Housing Properties Trust’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Senior Housing Properties Trust is more favorable than CIM Commercial Trust Corporation.

Dividends

CIM Commercial Trust Corporation pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Senior Housing Properties Trust does not pay a dividend.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.6% of CIM Commercial Trust Corporation shares are held by institutional investors. 98.2% of CIM Commercial Trust Corporation shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares CIM Commercial Trust Corporation and Senior Housing Properties Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CIM Commercial Trust Corporation	76.25%	19.10%	9.45%
Senior Housing Properties Trust	12.15%	4.01%	1.79%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CIM Commercial Trust Corporation and Senior Housing Properties Trust’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	EBITDA	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CIM Commercial Trust Corporation	$264.26 million	5.09	$104.47 million	N/A	N/A
Senior Housing Properties Trust	$1.06 billion	4.24	$603.62 million	N/A	N/A

Senior Housing Properties Trust has higher revenue and earnings than CIM Commercial Trust Corporation.

Summary

CIM Commercial Trust Corporation beats Senior Housing Properties Trust on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

CIM Commercial Trust Corporation Company Profile

CIM Commercial Trust Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, primarily invests in, owns, and operates Class A and office investments in urban communities throughout the United States. These communities are located in areas that include traditional downtown areas and suburban main streets. The Company’s segments are office, hotel, multifamily and lending. The products for its office segment primarily include rental of office space and other tenant services, including tenant reimbursements, parking, and storage space rental. The products for its multifamily segment include rental of apartments and other tenant services. The products for its hotel segment include revenues generated from the operations of hotel properties and rental income generated from a garage located directly across the street from one of the hotels. The Company is managed by affiliates of CIM Group, L.P. (CIM), a vertically integrated, full-service investment manager.

Senior Housing Properties Trust Company Profile

Senior Housing Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company’s segments include triple net senior living communities that provide short term and long term residential care and other services for residents; managed senior living communities that provide short term and long term residential care and other services for residents; properties leased to medical providers, medical related businesses, clinics and biotech laboratory tenants (MOBs), and all other, including certain properties that offer wellness, fitness and spa services to members. Properties in triple net senior living communities segment include leased independent living communities, assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities. Properties in managed senior living communities segment include managed independent living communities and assisted living communities.