SBRA vs. EPR, PCH, NHI, MPW, DRH, PEB, RLJ, RYN, CXW, and LTC
Should you be buying Sabra Health Care REIT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sabra Health Care REIT include EPR Properties (EPR), PotlatchDeltic (PCH), National Health Investors (NHI), Medical Properties Trust (MPW), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB), RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ), Rayonier (RYN), CoreCivic (CXW), and LTC Properties (LTC). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry.
Sabra Health Care REIT (NASDAQ:SBRA) and EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends and risk.
Sabra Health Care REIT received 123 more outperform votes than EPR Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.02% of users gave Sabra Health Care REIT an outperform vote while only 58.72% of users gave EPR Properties an outperform vote.
In the previous week, EPR Properties had 8 more articles in the media than Sabra Health Care REIT. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for EPR Properties and 2 mentions for Sabra Health Care REIT. Sabra Health Care REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat EPR Properties' score of 0.67 indicating that Sabra Health Care REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Sabra Health Care REIT has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EPR Properties has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.
99.4% of Sabra Health Care REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.7% of EPR Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Sabra Health Care REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of EPR Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Sabra Health Care REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. EPR Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Sabra Health Care REIT pays out 2,400.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. EPR Properties pays out 173.6% 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 currently has a consensus price target of $15.54, suggesting a potential upside of 13.78%. EPR Properties has a consensus price target of $48.05, suggesting a potential upside of 18.91%. Given EPR Properties' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe EPR Properties is more favorable than Sabra Health Care REIT.
EPR Properties has a net margin of 24.52% compared to Sabra Health Care REIT's net margin of 2.12%. EPR Properties' return on equity of 6.96% beat Sabra Health Care REIT's return on equity.
EPR Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Sabra Health Care REIT. EPR Properties 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.
Summary
EPR Properties beats Sabra Health Care REIT on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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