Sienna Senior Living (OTCMKTS:LWSCF) versus RHÖN-KLINIKUM Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:RKAGY) Critical Comparison

RHÖN-KLINIKUM Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:RKAGY) and Sienna Senior Living (OTCMKTS:LWSCF) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares RHÖN-KLINIKUM Aktiengesellschaft and Sienna Senior Living”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RHÖN-KLINIKUM Aktiengesellschaft	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.50	1.34
Sienna Senior Living	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.64)	-17.29

Sienna Senior Living is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RHÖN-KLINIKUM Aktiengesellschaft, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares RHÖN-KLINIKUM Aktiengesellschaft and Sienna Senior Living’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RHÖN-KLINIKUM Aktiengesellschaft	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sienna Senior Living	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.2% of RHÖN-KLINIKUM Aktiengesellschaft shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of Sienna Senior Living shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

RHÖN-KLINIKUM Aktiengesellschaft pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Sienna Senior Living pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. RHÖN-KLINIKUM Aktiengesellschaft pays out 1.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sienna Senior Living pays out -141.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Sienna Senior Living is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for RHÖN-KLINIKUM Aktiengesellschaft and Sienna Senior Living, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RHÖN-KLINIKUM Aktiengesellschaft	0	0	0	0	0.00
Sienna Senior Living	0	0	1	0	3.00

Sienna Senior Living has a consensus target price of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 40.46%. Given Sienna Senior Living’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sienna Senior Living is more favorable than RHÖN-KLINIKUM Aktiengesellschaft.

Summary

Sienna Senior Living beats RHÖN-KLINIKUM Aktiengesellschaft on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About RHÖN-KLINIKUM Aktiengesellschaft

RHÖN-KLINIKUM Aktiengesellschaft, together with its subsidiaries, offers in-patient, semi-patient, and outpatient healthcare services in Germany. It also operates acute hospitals, medical care centers, and rehabilitation hospitals. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Germany.

About Sienna Senior Living

Sienna Senior Living Inc. provides senior living and long-term care (LTC) services in Canada. The company operates through Retirement and LTC segments. It offers independent supportive and assisted living, memory care, and long-term care services; and management services to senior living residences. The company was formerly known as Leisureworld Senior Care Corporation and changed its name to Sienna Senior Living Inc. in May 2015. Sienna Senior Living Inc. was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Markham, Canada.