Sabra Healthcare REIT (SBRA) Competitors

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

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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is SBRA or CTRE 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
Sabra Healthcare REIT	24.87%	6.69%	3.44%
CareTrust REIT	42.22%	5.59%	4.39%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	$733.04M	5.76	$126.71M	$0.76	23.16
CareTrust REIT	$277.03M	26.25	$125.08M	$1.20	27.79

Which has more volatility and risk, SBRA or CTRE?

Sabra Healthcare REIT has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CareTrust REIT has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer SBRA or CTRE?

In the previous week, Sabra Healthcare REIT had 2 more articles in the media than CareTrust REIT. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Sabra Healthcare REIT and 4 mentions for CareTrust REIT. CareTrust REIT's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Sabra Healthcare REIT's score of 0.92 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CareTrust REIT	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 6.8%. CareTrust REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. 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 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. CareTrust REIT has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate SBRA or CTRE?

Sabra Healthcare REIT currently has a consensus target price of $20.71, indicating a potential upside of 17.69%. CareTrust REIT has a consensus target price of $33.88, indicating a potential upside of 1.59%. Given Sabra Healthcare REIT's higher possible upside, 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
CareTrust REIT	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Summary

CareTrust REIT beats Sabra Healthcare REIT on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.