RLJ vs. SBRA, EPR, GEO, RYN, NHI, PCH, MPW, CXW, SHO, and LTC
Should you be buying RLJ Lodging Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of RLJ Lodging Trust include Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA), EPR Properties (EPR), The GEO Group (GEO), Rayonier (RYN), National Health Investors (NHI), PotlatchDeltic (PCH), Medical Properties Trust (MPW), CoreCivic (CXW), Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO), and LTC Properties (LTC). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry.
RLJ Lodging Trust vs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Summary
Sabra Health Care REIT beats RLJ Lodging Trust on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:RLJ) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff