NHI vs. SBRA, PEB, RLJ, DRH, EPR, SVC, LTC, CXW, INN, and UHT
Should you be buying National Health Investors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of National Health Investors include Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA), Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB), RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), EPR Properties (EPR), Service Properties Trust (SVC), LTC Properties (LTC), CoreCivic (CXW), Summit Hotel Properties (INN), and Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry.
National Health Investors vs.
Sabra Health Care REIT (NASDAQ:SBRA) and National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and profitability.
87.2% of Sabra Health Care REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.4% of National Health Investors shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Sabra Health Care REIT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of National Health Investors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
National Health Investors has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sabra Health Care REIT. Sabra Health Care REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Health Investors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Sabra Health Care REIT has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Health Investors has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.
National Health Investors has a net margin of 23.87% compared to Sabra Health Care REIT's net margin of -12.42%. National Health Investors' return on equity of 4.84% beat Sabra Health Care REIT's return on equity.
Sabra Health Care REIT currently has a consensus target price of $13.78, suggesting a potential upside of 21.60%. National Health Investors has a consensus target price of $59.25, suggesting a potential upside of 15.61%. Given Sabra Health Care REIT's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Sabra Health Care REIT is more favorable than National Health Investors.
Sabra Health Care REIT received 159 more outperform votes than National Health Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.64% of users gave Sabra Health Care REIT an outperform vote while only 56.80% of users gave National Health Investors an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Sabra Health Care REIT had 5 more articles in the media than National Health Investors. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Sabra Health Care REIT and 5 mentions for National Health Investors. Sabra Health Care REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat National Health Investors' score of 0.57 indicating that Sabra Health Care REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Sabra Health Care REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. National Health Investors pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Sabra Health Care REIT pays out -352.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. National Health Investors pays out 244.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Sabra Health Care REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Sabra Health Care REIT beats National Health Investors on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NHI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
National Health Investors Competitors List
