Sabra Healthcare REIT (SBRA) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend CTRE or SBRA?

CareTrust REIT currently has a consensus price target of $31.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.78%. Sabra Healthcare REIT has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.40%. Given Sabra Healthcare REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sabra Healthcare REIT is more favorable than CareTrust REIT.

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

Is CTRE or SBRA more profitable?

CareTrust REIT has a net margin of 42.22% compared to Sabra Healthcare REIT's net margin of 24.87%. Sabra Healthcare REIT's return on equity of 6.69% beat CareTrust REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CareTrust REIT	42.22%	5.59%	4.39%
Sabra Healthcare REIT	24.87%	6.69%	3.44%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CTRE or SBRA?

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Sabra Healthcare REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CTRE or SBRA?

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
CareTrust REIT	$277.03M	24.43	$125.08M	$1.20	28.16
Sabra Healthcare REIT	$703.23M	6.29	$126.71M	$0.76	24.28

Which has more volatility and risk, CTRE or SBRA?

CareTrust REIT has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sabra Healthcare REIT has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CTRE or SBRA?

In the previous week, CareTrust REIT had 15 more articles in the media than Sabra Healthcare REIT. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for CareTrust REIT and 2 mentions for Sabra Healthcare REIT. Sabra Healthcare REIT's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat CareTrust REIT's score of 0.64 indicating that Sabra Healthcare REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CareTrust REIT	5 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sabra Healthcare REIT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is CTRE or SBRA a better dividend stock?

CareTrust REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Sabra Healthcare REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. CareTrust REIT pays out 111.7% 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 157.9% 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 raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Summary

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