Reviewing Sienna Senior Living (OTCMKTS:LWSCF) and RHÖN-KLINIKUM Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:RKAGY)

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

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sienna Senior Living	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.64)	-17.27
RHÖN-KLINIKUM Aktiengesellschaft	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.50	1.34

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.

Analyst Recommendations

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

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

Sienna Senior Living currently has a consensus price target of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 40.62%. Given Sienna Senior Living’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sienna Senior Living is more favorable than RHÖN-KLINIKUM Aktiengesellschaft.

Dividends

Sienna Senior Living pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. RHÖN-KLINIKUM Aktiengesellschaft pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Sienna Senior Living pays out -141.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RHÖN-KLINIKUM Aktiengesellschaft pays out 1.8% 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.

Profitability

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

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Summary

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

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.

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.