LTC Properties (LTC) Competitors

CareTrust REIT (NASDAQ:CTRE) and LTC Properties (NYSE:LTC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CTRE or LTC?

CareTrust REIT has higher revenue and earnings than LTC Properties. LTC Properties 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	$277.03M	27.05	$125.08M	$1.20	28.63
LTC Properties	$209.85M	7.95	$91.04M	$1.82	19.90

Is CTRE or LTC a better dividend stock?

CareTrust REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. LTC Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. 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. LTC Properties pays out 125.3% 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 prefer CTRE or LTC?

CareTrust REIT currently has a consensus price target of $32.50, indicating a potential downside of 5.39%. LTC Properties has a consensus price target of $39.25, indicating a potential upside of 8.36%. Given LTC Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LTC Properties is more favorable than CareTrust REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CareTrust REIT	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
LTC Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer CTRE or LTC?

In the previous week, CareTrust REIT had 7 more articles in the media than LTC Properties. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for CareTrust REIT and 8 mentions for LTC Properties. CareTrust REIT's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat LTC Properties' score of 1.36 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
LTC Properties	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CTRE or LTC more profitable?

CareTrust REIT has a net margin of 42.22% compared to LTC Properties' net margin of 38.24%. LTC Properties' return on equity of 7.95% beat CareTrust REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CareTrust REIT	42.22%	5.59%	4.39%
LTC Properties	38.24%	7.95%	4.61%

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

87.8% of CareTrust REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.3% of LTC Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of CareTrust REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of LTC Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, CTRE or LTC?

CareTrust REIT has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LTC Properties has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CareTrust REIT beats LTC Properties on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.