CareTrust REIT (CTRE) Competitors

Sabra Healthcare REIT (NASDAQ:SBRA) and CareTrust REIT (NASDAQ:CTRE) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Which has better earnings and valuation, SBRA or CTRE?

Sabra Healthcare REIT has higher revenue and earnings than CareTrust REIT. Sabra Healthcare REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CareTrust REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sabra Healthcare REIT	$703.23M	6.24	$126.71M	$0.59	31.28
CareTrust REIT	$246.41M	24.17	$125.08M	$0.92	33.77

Which has more risk and volatility, SBRA or CTRE?

Sabra Healthcare REIT has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CareTrust REIT has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SBRA or CTRE?

99.4% of Sabra Healthcare REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of CareTrust REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Sabra Healthcare REIT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of CareTrust REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SBRA or CTRE more profitable?

CareTrust REIT has a net margin of 42.22% compared to Sabra Healthcare REIT's net margin of 19.55%. CareTrust REIT's return on equity of 5.59% beat Sabra Healthcare REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sabra Healthcare REIT	19.55%	5.14%	2.65%
CareTrust REIT	42.22%	5.59%	4.39%

Does the media refer more to SBRA or CTRE?

In the previous week, CareTrust REIT had 3 more articles in the media than Sabra Healthcare REIT. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for CareTrust REIT and 5 mentions for Sabra Healthcare REIT. CareTrust REIT's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Sabra Healthcare REIT's score of 1.30 indicating that CareTrust REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sabra Healthcare REIT	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CareTrust REIT	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer SBRA or CTRE?

Sabra Healthcare REIT currently has a consensus price target of $19.67, suggesting a potential upside of 6.56%. CareTrust REIT has a consensus price target of $31.17, suggesting a potential upside of 0.33%. Given Sabra Healthcare REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Sabra Healthcare REIT is more favorable than CareTrust REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sabra Healthcare REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
CareTrust REIT	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is SBRA or CTRE a better dividend stock?

Sabra Healthcare REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. CareTrust REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Sabra Healthcare REIT pays out 203.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CareTrust REIT pays out 145.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CareTrust REIT has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Summary

CareTrust REIT beats Sabra Healthcare REIT on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.