Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) Competitors

CareTrust REIT (NASDAQ:CTRE) and Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

Is CTRE or OHI a better dividend stock?

CareTrust REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Omega Healthcare Investors pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. 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. Omega Healthcare Investors pays out 165.4% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, CTRE or OHI?

CareTrust REIT has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Omega Healthcare Investors has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CTRE or OHI?

CareTrust REIT presently has a consensus price target of $33.88, suggesting a potential downside of 1.31%. Omega Healthcare Investors has a consensus price target of $44.44, suggesting a potential upside of 8.49%. Given Omega Healthcare Investors' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Omega Healthcare Investors is more favorable than CareTrust REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CareTrust REIT	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Omega Healthcare Investors	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Does the media prefer CTRE or OHI?

In the previous week, Omega Healthcare Investors had 6 more articles in the media than CareTrust REIT. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Omega Healthcare Investors and 9 mentions for CareTrust REIT. CareTrust REIT's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Omega Healthcare Investors' score of 1.03 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Omega Healthcare Investors	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CTRE or OHI?

Omega Healthcare Investors has higher revenue and earnings than CareTrust REIT. Omega Healthcare 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CareTrust REIT	$277.03M	27.03	$125.08M	$1.20	28.60
Omega Healthcare Investors	$1.05B	11.49	$406.33M	$1.62	25.29

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CTRE or OHI?

87.8% of CareTrust REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of Omega Healthcare Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of CareTrust REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Omega Healthcare Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CTRE or OHI more profitable?

Omega Healthcare Investors has a net margin of 42.23% compared to CareTrust REIT's net margin of 42.22%. Omega Healthcare Investors' return on equity of 9.78% beat CareTrust REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CareTrust REIT	42.22%	5.59%	4.39%
Omega Healthcare Investors	42.23%	9.78%	4.74%

Summary

Omega Healthcare Investors beats CareTrust REIT on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.