CareTrust REIT (CTRE) Competitors

Futu (NASDAQ:FUTU) and CareTrust REIT (NASDAQ:CTRE) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is FUTU or CTRE more profitable?

CareTrust REIT has a net margin of 42.22% compared to Futu's net margin of 38.59%. Futu's return on equity of 16.86% beat CareTrust REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Futu	38.59%	16.86%	3.80%
CareTrust REIT	42.22%	5.59%	4.39%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FUTU or CTRE?

87.8% of CareTrust REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.2% of Futu shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of CareTrust REIT shares are owned by company 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.

Which has better earnings and valuation, FUTU or CTRE?

Futu has higher revenue and earnings than CareTrust REIT. Futu 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
Futu	$1.28B	13.05	$548.14M	$4.08	29.75
CareTrust REIT	$296.29M	15.77	$125.08M	$0.79	31.51

Do analysts prefer FUTU or CTRE?

Futu currently has a consensus price target of $91.40, suggesting a potential downside of 24.71%. CareTrust REIT has a consensus price target of $30.83, suggesting a potential upside of 23.85%. Given CareTrust REIT's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CareTrust REIT is more favorable than Futu.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Futu	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
CareTrust REIT	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FUTU or CTRE?

CareTrust REIT received 383 more outperform votes than Futu when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.71% of users gave CareTrust REIT an outperform vote while only 48.68% of users gave Futu an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Futu	Outperform Votes 37 48.68%	Underperform Votes 39 51.32%
CareTrust REIT	Outperform Votes 420 64.71%	Underperform Votes 229 35.29%

Does the media refer more to FUTU or CTRE?

In the previous week, CareTrust REIT had 11 more articles in the media than Futu. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for CareTrust REIT and 11 mentions for Futu. Futu's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat CareTrust REIT's score of 0.71 indicating that Futu is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Futu	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CareTrust REIT	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, FUTU or CTRE?

Futu has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CareTrust REIT has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CareTrust REIT beats Futu on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.