CareTrust REIT (CTRE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CareTrust REIT, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that owns, acquires, develops, and leases healthcare-related properties. Its portfolio is primarily focused on skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, and other post-acute care properties operated by third-party healthcare providers.

The company generally leases its properties under long-term agreements, including triple-net leases, under which tenants are typically responsible for property-level expenses such as taxes, insurance, and maintenance. CareTrust works with healthcare operators across the United States and seeks to support the delivery of post-acute and senior care services through its real estate investments.

CareTrust was established in 2014 through a spin-off from The Ensign Group, a healthcare services company. The company is headquartered in San Clemente, California, and its properties are located in multiple U.S. states. CareTrust is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Dave Sedgwick.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $36.47 to $37.07
• 50-Day Range: $35.78 to $41.24
• 52-Week Range: $33.30 to $43.62
• Volume: 1.91 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.54 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.65 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.01
• Dividend Yield: 4.26%
• Price Target: $43.92
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

CareTrust REIT Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CareTrust REIT scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 15th out of 186 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

CareTrust REIT has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 10 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

CareTrust REIT has a consensus price target of $43.92, representing about 19.8% upside from its current price of $36.65.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CareTrust REIT has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.14%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CareTrust REIT are expected to grow by 10.14% in the coming year, from $2.07 to $2.28 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CareTrust REIT is 23.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CareTrust REIT is 23.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 27.47.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

CareTrust REIT has a PEG Ratio of 1.43. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CareTrust REIT has a P/B Ratio of 2.03. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.67% of the float of CareTrust REIT has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CareTrust REIT has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.74.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CareTrust REIT has recently decreased by 32.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

CareTrust REIT is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.27%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

CareTrust REIT has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of CareTrust REIT is 98.11%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, CareTrust REIT will have a dividend payout ratio of 68.42% next year. This indicates that CareTrust REIT will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.39

News Sentiment

CareTrust REIT has a news sentiment score of 0.39. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for CareTrust REIT this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for CTRE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added CareTrust REIT to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CareTrust REIT insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.66% of the stock of CareTrust REIT is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.77% of the stock of CareTrust REIT is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Healthcare REITs
• Sub-Industry: Healthcare REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CTRE
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:CTRE
• CIK: 1590717
• Web: caretrustreit.com
• Phone: (949) 542-3140
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 43
• Year Founded: 2015

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for CareTrust REIT: $43.92
• High Price Target: $46.00
• Low Price Target: $42.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.59
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.01
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.68
• P/E Growth: 1.43
• Net Income: $320.54 million
• Net Margins: 62.19%
• Pretax Margin: 63.65%
• Return on Equity: 8.52%
• Return on Assets: 6.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.27
• Current Ratio: 0.57
• Quick Ratio: 0.57

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $452.64 million
• Price / Sales: 19.10
• Cash Flow: $1.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.30
• Book Value: $18.10 per share
• Price / Book: 2.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 236,293,000
• Free Float: 234,733,000
• Market Cap: $8.65 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.75