NHI vs. CTRE, SBRA, FCPT, LTC, OHI, VTR, WELL, CUBE, RHP, and HR
Should you be buying National Health Investors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of National Health Investors include CareTrust REIT (CTRE), Sabra Healthcare REIT (SBRA), Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT), LTC Properties (LTC), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), Ventas (VTR), Welltower (WELL), CubeSmart (CUBE), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), and Healthcare Realty Trust (HR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
National Health Investors vs. Its Competitors
National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) and CareTrust REIT (NASDAQ:CTRE) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.
National Health Investors has higher revenue and earnings than CareTrust REIT. National Health Investors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CareTrust REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
National Health Investors pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. CareTrust REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. National Health Investors pays out 114.3% 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 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. CareTrust REIT has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. National Health Investors is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
62.5% of National Health Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of CareTrust REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of National Health Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of CareTrust REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
CareTrust REIT has a net margin of 42.22% compared to National Health Investors' net margin of 41.15%. National Health Investors' return on equity of 10.64% beat CareTrust REIT's return on equity.
In the previous week, CareTrust REIT had 2 more articles in the media than National Health Investors. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for CareTrust REIT and 6 mentions for National Health Investors. CareTrust REIT's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat National Health Investors' score of 0.49 indicating that CareTrust REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
National Health Investors has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CareTrust REIT has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
National Health Investors presently has a consensus target price of $84.60, suggesting a potential upside of 20.00%. CareTrust REIT has a consensus target price of $31.17, suggesting a potential upside of 2.88%. Given National Health Investors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe National Health Investors is more favorable than CareTrust REIT.
Summary
National Health Investors beats CareTrust REIT on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:NHI) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
