CTRE vs. SBRA, LTC, NHI, OHI, VTR, WELL, TPL, CG, TPG, and FUTU
Should you be buying CareTrust REIT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CareTrust REIT include Sabra Healthcare REIT (SBRA), LTC Properties (LTC), National Health Investors (NHI), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), Ventas (VTR), Welltower (WELL), Texas Pacific Land (TPL), Carlyle Group (CG), TPG (TPG), and Futu (FUTU).
CareTrust REIT vs. Its Competitors
CareTrust REIT (NASDAQ:CTRE) and Sabra Healthcare REIT (NASDAQ:SBRA) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk and analyst recommendations.
CareTrust REIT has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sabra Healthcare REIT has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
CareTrust REIT currently has a consensus target price of $31.17, indicating a potential upside of 2.88%. Sabra Healthcare REIT has a consensus target price of $19.67, indicating a potential upside of 8.84%. Given Sabra Healthcare REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sabra Healthcare REIT is more favorable than CareTrust REIT.
87.8% of CareTrust REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of Sabra Healthcare REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of CareTrust REIT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Sabra Healthcare REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, CareTrust REIT had 5 more articles in the media than Sabra Healthcare REIT. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for CareTrust REIT and 4 mentions for Sabra Healthcare REIT. CareTrust REIT's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Sabra Healthcare REIT's score of 1.53 indicating that CareTrust REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
CareTrust REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Sabra Healthcare REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. 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. 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 has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
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.
Summary
CareTrust REIT beats Sabra Healthcare REIT on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CTRE) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
