Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) Competitors

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) and Sabra Health Care REIT (NASDAQ:SBRA) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OHI or SBRA?

Sabra Health Care REIT received 60 more outperform votes than Omega Healthcare Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.88% of users gave Sabra Health Care REIT an outperform vote while only 57.70% of users gave Omega Healthcare Investors an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Omega Healthcare Investors	Outperform Votes 446 57.70%	Underperform Votes 327 42.30%
Sabra Health Care REIT	Outperform Votes 506 59.88%	Underperform Votes 339 40.12%

Does the media prefer OHI or SBRA?

In the previous week, Omega Healthcare Investors had 6 more articles in the media than Sabra Health Care REIT. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Omega Healthcare Investors and 7 mentions for Sabra Health Care REIT. Sabra Health Care REIT's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Omega Healthcare Investors' score of 1.24 indicating that Sabra Health Care REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Omega Healthcare Investors	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sabra Health Care REIT	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in OHI or SBRA?

65.3% of Omega Healthcare Investors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of Sabra Health Care REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Omega Healthcare Investors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Sabra Health Care REIT shares are held by 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 more volatility & risk, OHI or SBRA?

Omega Healthcare Investors has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sabra Health Care REIT has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OHI or SBRA more profitable?

Omega Healthcare Investors has a net margin of 38.65% compared to Sabra Health Care REIT's net margin of 18.02%. Omega Healthcare Investors' return on equity of 9.71% beat Sabra Health Care REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Omega Healthcare Investors	38.65%	9.71%	4.35%
Sabra Health Care REIT	18.02%	4.60%	2.37%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, OHI or SBRA?

Omega Healthcare Investors has higher revenue and earnings than Sabra Health Care REIT. Omega Healthcare Investors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sabra Health Care 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
Omega Healthcare Investors	$1.05B	10.59	$406.33M	$1.55	25.01
Sabra Health Care REIT	$703.24M	6.00	$13.76M	$0.53	33.48

Is OHI or SBRA a better dividend stock?

Omega Healthcare Investors pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Sabra Health Care REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Omega Healthcare Investors pays out 172.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Sabra Health Care REIT pays out 226.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Omega Healthcare Investors is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate OHI or SBRA?

Omega Healthcare Investors currently has a consensus price target of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.33%. Sabra Health Care REIT has a consensus price target of $19.33, indicating a potential upside of 8.95%. Given Sabra Health Care REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sabra Health Care REIT is more favorable than Omega Healthcare Investors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Omega Healthcare Investors	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Sabra Health Care REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Summary

Omega Healthcare Investors beats Sabra Health Care REIT on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.