CareTrust REIT (CTRE) Competitors

CareTrust REIT (NYSE:CTRE) and Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is CTRE or OWL a better dividend stock?

CareTrust REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Blue Owl Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. 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. Blue Owl Capital pays out 1,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Blue Owl Capital has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Blue Owl Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts recommend CTRE or OWL?

Blue Owl Capital has a consensus price target of $23.56, indicating a potential upside of 45.02%. Given Blue Owl Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Blue Owl Capital is more favorable than CareTrust REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CareTrust REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Blue Owl Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Is CTRE or OWL more profitable?

CareTrust REIT has a net margin of 58.90% compared to Blue Owl Capital's net margin of 2.88%. Blue Owl Capital's return on equity of 19.64% beat CareTrust REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CareTrust REIT	58.90%	7.60%	5.90%
Blue Owl Capital	2.88%	19.64%	10.38%

Does the media prefer CTRE or OWL?

In the previous week, Blue Owl Capital had 15 more articles in the media than CareTrust REIT. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Blue Owl Capital and 3 mentions for CareTrust REIT. CareTrust REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Blue Owl Capital's score of 0.48 indicating that CareTrust REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CareTrust REIT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blue Owl Capital	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, CTRE or OWL?

CareTrust REIT has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Owl Capital has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CTRE or OWL?

CareTrust REIT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Blue Owl Capital. CareTrust REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blue Owl Capital, 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	$296.29M	26.09	$125.08M	$1.20	29.53
Blue Owl Capital	$2.30B	10.97	$109.58M	$0.09	180.50

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CTRE or OWL?

87.8% of CareTrust REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Blue Owl Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of CareTrust REIT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.4% of Blue Owl Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Blue Owl Capital beats CareTrust REIT on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.