DigitalBridge Group (DBRG) Competitors

CareTrust REIT (NYSE:CTRE) and DigitalBridge Group (NYSE:DBRG) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CTRE or DBRG?

CareTrust REIT has higher revenue and earnings than DigitalBridge Group. DigitalBridge Group 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
CareTrust REIT	$296.29M	25.15	$125.08M	$1.20	28.48
DigitalBridge Group	$228.14M	8.95	$70.52M	-$0.04	-280.20

Which has more risk & volatility, CTRE or DBRG?

CareTrust REIT has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DigitalBridge Group has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CTRE or DBRG more profitable?

CareTrust REIT has a net margin of 58.90% compared to DigitalBridge Group's net margin of 18.57%. CareTrust REIT's return on equity of 7.60% beat DigitalBridge Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CareTrust REIT	58.90%	7.60%	5.90%
DigitalBridge Group	18.57%	4.14%	1.97%

Do analysts rate CTRE or DBRG?

DigitalBridge Group has a consensus price target of $16.14, suggesting a potential upside of 44.03%. Given DigitalBridge Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DigitalBridge Group is more favorable than CareTrust REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CareTrust REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
DigitalBridge Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13

Is CTRE or DBRG a better dividend stock?

CareTrust REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. DigitalBridge Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. 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. DigitalBridge Group pays out -100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media prefer CTRE or DBRG?

In the previous week, DigitalBridge Group had 11 more articles in the media than CareTrust REIT. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for DigitalBridge Group and 0 mentions for CareTrust REIT. DigitalBridge Group's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat CareTrust REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that DigitalBridge Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CareTrust REIT	Neutral
DigitalBridge Group	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CTRE or DBRG?

87.8% of CareTrust REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of DigitalBridge Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of CareTrust REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of DigitalBridge Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

DigitalBridge Group beats CareTrust REIT on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.