RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) Competitors

Sabra Health Care REIT (NASDAQ:SBRA) and RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE:RLJ) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, community ranking and earnings.

Does the media refer more to SBRA or RLJ?

In the previous week, Sabra Health Care REIT had 8 more articles in the media than RLJ Lodging Trust. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Sabra Health Care REIT and 5 mentions for RLJ Lodging Trust. Sabra Health Care REIT's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat RLJ Lodging Trust's score of 1.52 indicating that Sabra Health Care REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sabra Health Care REIT	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
RLJ Lodging Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SBRA or RLJ?

RLJ Lodging Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Sabra Health Care REIT. RLJ Lodging Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sabra Health Care 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
Sabra Health Care REIT	$720.03M	5.68	$13.76M	$0.59	29.14
RLJ Lodging Trust	$1.37B	0.79	$76.40M	$0.26	27.37

Which has more volatility & risk, SBRA or RLJ?

Sabra Health Care REIT has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RLJ Lodging Trust has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SBRA or RLJ a better dividend stock?

Sabra Health Care REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. RLJ Lodging Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Sabra Health Care REIT pays out 203.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. RLJ Lodging Trust pays out 230.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. RLJ Lodging Trust has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. RLJ Lodging Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SBRA or RLJ?

99.4% of Sabra Health Care REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.3% of RLJ Lodging Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Sabra Health Care REIT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of RLJ Lodging Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate SBRA or RLJ?

Sabra Health Care REIT presently has a consensus target price of $19.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.43%. RLJ Lodging Trust has a consensus target price of $10.68, indicating a potential upside of 50.09%. Given RLJ Lodging Trust's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe RLJ Lodging Trust is more favorable than Sabra Health Care REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sabra Health Care REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
RLJ Lodging Trust	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Is SBRA or RLJ more profitable?

Sabra Health Care REIT has a net margin of 18.02% compared to RLJ Lodging Trust's net margin of 5.19%. Sabra Health Care REIT's return on equity of 4.60% beat RLJ Lodging Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sabra Health Care REIT	18.02%	4.60%	2.37%
RLJ Lodging Trust	5.19%	3.58%	1.44%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SBRA or RLJ?

Sabra Health Care REIT received 85 more outperform votes than RLJ Lodging Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.81% of users gave Sabra Health Care REIT an outperform vote while only 57.75% of users gave RLJ Lodging Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sabra Health Care REIT	Outperform Votes 506 59.81%	Underperform Votes 340 40.19%
RLJ Lodging Trust	Outperform Votes 421 57.75%	Underperform Votes 308 42.25%

Summary

Sabra Health Care REIT beats RLJ Lodging Trust on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.