AVA vs NHI Comparison

Avista Corp is an electric and natural gas utility company. The company has two business segments including Avista Utilities, which provides electric distribution and transmission, and natural gas distribution services in parts of eastern Washington and northern Idaho, and also provides natural gas distribution service in parts of northeastern and southwestern Oregon. Avista Utilities has electric generating facilities in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Montana. AEL&P is a regulated utility providing electric services in Juneau, Alaska that is a wholly-owned subsidiary and the primary operating subsidiary of AERC.

National Health Investors Inc is a housing and medical facility REIT. The company operates through two reportable segments, i.e., Real Estate Investments and Senior Housing Operating Portfolio (SHOP). The Real Estate Investments segment, which generates maximum revenue, consists of real estate investments and leases, mortgages, and other notes receivables in independent living facilities, assisted living facilities, entrance fee communities, senior living campuses, skilled nursing facilities, and a hospital. The SHOP segment is comprised of two ventures that own the operations of independent living facilities. The company's revenues are derived in the form of rental income, mortgage and other notes receivable interest income, and resident fees and services.