TIER REIT (TIER) Competitors

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

Is CTRE or TIER more profitable?

CareTrust REIT has a net margin of 42.22% compared to TIER REIT's net margin of -12.84%. CareTrust REIT's return on equity of 5.59% beat TIER REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CareTrust REIT	42.22%	5.59%	4.39%
TIER REIT	-12.84%	-3.58%	-1.69%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CTRE or TIER?

87.8% of CareTrust REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of TIER REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of CareTrust REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of TIER REIT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer CTRE or TIER?

In the previous week, CareTrust REIT had 2 more articles in the media than TIER REIT. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for CareTrust REIT and 1 mentions for TIER REIT. CareTrust REIT's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat TIER REIT's score of 0.00 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TIER REIT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, CTRE or TIER?

CareTrust REIT has higher revenue and earnings than TIER REIT. TIER REIT 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	$246.41M	24.27	$125.08M	$0.92	33.91
TIER REIT	$218.52M	6.49	-$5.02M	$1.61	15.87

Is CTRE or TIER a better dividend stock?

CareTrust REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. TIER REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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. TIER REIT pays out 44.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CareTrust REIT has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. CareTrust REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate CTRE or TIER?

CareTrust REIT presently has a consensus target price of $31.17, indicating a potential downside of 0.11%. Given CareTrust REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CareTrust REIT is more favorable than TIER REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CareTrust REIT	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
TIER REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, CTRE or TIER?

CareTrust REIT has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TIER REIT has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CareTrust REIT beats TIER REIT on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.