LTC Properties (LTC) Competitors

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

Is CTRE or LTC more profitable?

CareTrust REIT has a net margin of 42.22% compared to LTC Properties' net margin of 42.16%. LTC Properties' return on equity of 8.48% 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	42.16%	8.48%	4.78%

Which has more risk & volatility, CTRE or LTC?

CareTrust REIT has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LTC Properties has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

87.8% of CareTrust REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.3% of LTC Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of CareTrust REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of LTC Properties shares are owned by company 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.

Which has preferable 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	$246.41M	24.27	$125.08M	$0.92	33.91
LTC Properties	$209.85M	7.69	$91.04M	$1.94	18.12

Does the media refer more to CTRE or LTC?

In the previous week, LTC Properties had 15 more articles in the media than CareTrust REIT. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for LTC Properties and 3 mentions for CareTrust REIT. LTC Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat CareTrust REIT's score of 1.19 indicating that LTC Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CareTrust REIT	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
LTC Properties	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CTRE or LTC?

CareTrust REIT currently has a consensus price target of $31.17, suggesting a potential downside of 0.11%. LTC Properties has a consensus price target of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.11%. Given LTC Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

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 4.3%. LTC Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. CareTrust REIT pays out 145.7% 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 117.5% 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. LTC Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

LTC Properties beats CareTrust REIT on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.